“The surest way to remain poor is to be honest.”

There are in the world, two powers. The sword and the spirit. The spirit has always vanquished the sword.

Ability is of little account without opportunity.

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

Courage is like love, it must have hope for nourishment.

When you have an enemy in your power, deprive him of the means of ever injuring you.

Impossible is the word found only in a fool’s dictionary. Wise people create opportunities for themselves and make everything possible

There is a joy in danger.

History is a set of lies agreed upon.

I know he’s a good general, but is he lucky?

The greatest danger occurs at the moment of victory

History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.

The world suffers a lot. Not because the violence of bad people. But because of the silence of the good people.

Circumstances-what are circumstances? I make circumstances

Courage isn’t having the strength to go on – it is going on when you don’t have strength.

Imagination governs the world.

There are but two powers in the world, the sword and the mind. In the long run the sword is always beaten by the mind

When a man or woman is truly honest, it is virtually impossible to insult them personally.

I have no taste for either poverty or honest labor, so writing is the only recourse left for me.

Honestly, every movie I do in America, the only challenge for me is English. I’ve done everything already, for me it’s pretty easy. Only the English.

I can honestly say that I was never affected by the question of the success of an undertaking. If I felt it was the right thing to do, I was for it regardless of the possible outcome.

Dishonesty of any kind will create a blemish.

I just always stay honest with myself. All my stuff isn’t boastful, but some of it is. But that’s just the music, the art.

Honestly, I just think we all have special gifts, everyone. You know, obviously, some are more noticeable than others and that’s why there’s the limelight. Everybody’s in it.

You can tell an honest artist from one who’s just given all their songs.