Disappointments are to the soul what a thunderstorm is to the air.
I like all the adventure sports but I like to do them in a safe way.
I hope I am not too repetitive. However, coming to terms with death is part of the general human situation.
I also believe that member states of the United Nations should live up their obligations to pay their dues.
In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.
It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
It is not because other people are dead that our affection for them grows faint, it is because we ourselves are dying.
I write longer sentences than most of the others, maybe because I probably like Henry James more than they do.
Love is an ice cream sundae, with all the marvelous coverings. Sex is the cherry on top.
Progress is the injustice each generation commits with regard to its predecessors.
People must realize that a crime motivated by racial or ethnic prejudice against one group is a crime against all of us.
You don't get ulcers from what you eat. You get them from what's eating you.
The expression a woman wears on her face is far more important than the clothes she wears on her back.
If ye despise the human race, and mortal arms, yet remember that there is a God who is mindful of right and wrong.
Be where the acting is. I live in Houston. Dallas is 4 1/2 hours away. I let them know there's no difference.
I think Van Sant is the most important American director we have. He takes the most risks. He's just pure to me.
Murder is born of love, and love attains the greatest intensity in murder.
Probably the toughest time in anyone's life is when you have to murder a loved one because they're the devil.
I was so flattered that someone wanted me to write a book, I said I would. It was published in 1969.
Consular cards are easily obtained with no proof of true identity and are easily forged.