"Say it clear, and it will be beautiful."

“Pot is like a gang of Mexican bandits in your brain. They wait for thoughts to come down the road, then tie them up and thrash them.”

“I think we're at a place wherea woman's health is danger because of whether this family planning or contraception or any issues that relate to women's health, there's an assault on that in the Congress.”

“Conquer the thousands of man may not be called a winner, but be able to conquer yourself is called a brilliant conqueror!”

“It took me twenty years to discover painting: twenty years looking at nature, and above all, going to the Louvre.”

“What poor education I have received has been gained in the University of Life.”

Source : Speech at the Oxford Union, 2 December 1920, in Beverley Nichols '25' (1926) ch. 7

“I absolutely never thought I would! But it's something to look forward to in my career. I'm not just the young, leading guy who falls in love, simple and naive. Even just doing Enjolras recently in Les Mis. I used to cover Marius and thought: "Oh, that's simple. What I should be doing." But then when I got Enjolras, I hadn't even thought about it. He's more powerful, sure of himself, a leader. It was nice! It was much harder singing, passionate, declamatory. Which was awesome - and now this!”

“If we do overcome linear time, I would hope this means dwelling more directly in the fertility of the imagination rather than denying it, as some aspects of Buddhism seem to.”

“Work kills no one, but worry has killed multitudes… Worry not only saps vitality and wastes energy, but it also seriously affects the quality of one's work. It cuts down ability. A man cannot get the highest quality of efficiency into his work when his mind is troubled. The mental faculties must have perfect freedom before they will give out their best. A troubled brain cannot think clearly, vigorously, and logically.”

Source : Orison S. Marden (2017). “Pushing To The Front”, p.776, Noodle-Doo Studios