It is the paradox of life that the way to miss pleasure is to seek it first. The very first condition of lasting happiness is that a life should be full of purpose, aiming at something outside self. Use this quote
God and Nature first made us what we are, and then out of our own created genius we make ourselves what we want to be. Follow always that great law. Let the sky and God be our limit and Eternity our measurement. Use this quote
It is the function of science to discover the existence of a general reign of order in nature and to find the causes governing this order. And this refers in equal measure to the relations of man - social and political - and to the entire universe as a whole. Use this quote
I like my home and I like the nature. Use this quote
I used to hang out by the food table at parties because you don't have to talk to anybody. If you do then you can talk about the food. Use this quote
I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it. Use this quote
When you look at Japanese traditional architecture, you have to look at Japanese culture and its relationship with nature. You can actually live in a harmonious, close contact with nature - this very unique to Japan. Use this quote
All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages. Use this quote
I think violence, cynicism, brutality and fashion are the staples of our diet. I think in the grand history of story-telling, going back to people sitting around fires, the dark side of human nature has always been very important. Movies are part of that tradition. Use this quote
No sooner does man discover intelligence than he tries to involve it in his own stupidity. Use this quote
You must become an old man in good time if you wish to be an old man long. Use this quote
Musicals are, by nature, theatrical, meaning poetic, meaning having to move the audience's imagination and create a suspension of disbelief, by which I mean there's no fourth wall. Use this quote
The reason that the all-American boy prefers beauty to brains is that he can see better than he can think. Use this quote
No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world. Use this quote
Only idiots refuse to change their minds. Use this quote
Beauty deprived of its proper foils and adjuncts ceases to be enjoyed as beauty, just as light deprived of all shadows ceases to be enjoyed as light. Use this quote
Fame can be just so annoying because people are so critical of you. You can't just say, 'hi'. You say hi and people whisper' man did you see the way she said hi? What an attitude. Use this quote
We say we want to create beauty, identity, quality, singularity. And yet, maybe in truth these cities that we have are desired. Maybe their very characterlessness provides the best context for living. Use this quote
My most romantic job: I was a manager at Baskin-Robbins. Use this quote
It is remarkable by how much a pinch of malice enhances the penetrating power of an idea or an opinion. Our ears, it seems, are wonderfully attuned to sneers and evil reports about our fellow men. Use this quote