Well, I think everybody is frustrated by the finances of the U.N. And the inability to solve problems of war and peace.
Sometimes I get too wound up in my chemistry, but if you play chamber music, it's impossible to think about chemistry.
I never trusted good-looking boys.
If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.
One of the key qualities of all stories is that they are made to be shared.
Television and film are such streamlined story mediums. You can't really meander about, whereas a novel is an interior experience.
Gay people are made and not born.
Eating too much sugar will make you more prone to wrinkles and make you age quicker.
I think the Saudis ... Feel directly, physically threatened by what is happening.
It isn't for the moment you are stuck that you need courage, but for the long uphill climb back to sanity and faith and security.
Rob Hall was, without doubt, the most competent guide in mountaineering.
Don't expect me to be some indie schmindie embarrassed about my success.
Talent is very hot.
Paul Verhoeven might be my favorite director, and I'm serious.
A politician and a government should be judged by one way only on the record of what you do or did, not on what you say.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
A man is known by his friends.
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.
A new broom sweeps clean.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
A picture paints a thousand words.
A place for everything and everything in its place.
A poor workman always blames his tools.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
A swarm in may is worth a load of hay; a swarm in june is worth a silver spoon; but a swarm in july is not worth a fly.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
