"It would be a great advantage to some schoolmasters if they would steal two hours a day from their pupils and give their own minds the benefit of the robbery."

“Paying attention to simple little things that most men neglect makes a few men rich.”

“Religion works on some people but not on everyone, because it says, 'Stop thinking and accept what I tell you.' That's not valid for people who want to think and reflect.”

Source : "A life in cinema: Abbas Kiarostami" by Maya Jaggi, www.theguardian.com. June 12, 2009.

“Do you know what my ambition is in life? To be without ambition. As far back as I can remember I've been absolutely hag-ridden. I'd like to attain the state of mind that the Indians call Nirvana. That, for me, would happen if I were free of ambition.”

“On my morning run, I listen to sports talk radio.”

“His eyes never slumber, and His hands never rest; His heart never ceases to beat with love, and His shoulders are never weary of carrying His people's burdens.”

Source : Charles Spurgeon (2011). “Strengthen My Spirit”, p.170, Barbour Publishing

“After night comes day. After death comes life. Even at your darkest time look around because you are never really alone. You are loved.”

Source : Anna McPartlin (2008). “Pack Up the Moon”, p.367, Simon and Schuster

“Do the thing itself. Don’t pay much mind to critics or what anyone says about it. Just do it, in any form possible, and watch others doing it. Take it in viscerally, get it by osmosis. Don’t ever read your own reviews, certainly not the good ones.”

“The difference between the actor and the painter is that the actor would buy somebody a knish in order to have them watch him act.”