"To simply wake up every morning a better person than when I went to bed."

“Those who never quote, in return are never quoted.”

“The plants which stand next to dwarf trees in importance with the Chinese are certainly chrysanthemums, which they manage extremely well, perhaps better than they do any other plant.”

Source : Robert Fortune (1847). “Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China: Including a Visit to the Tea, Silk, and Cotton Countries; with an Account of the Agriculture and Horticulture of the Chinese, New Plants, Etc”, p.143

“Keep reminding yourself that literature is one of the saddest roads that leads to everything.”

“The awakening passed from simple recognition of my need for God at the center of my life, to a depth where the will is stirred And that is a deeper place by far. That is the place of response, of unifying one's heart, mind, soul and feet around a decision.”

“Part of history is facts. The other part is what we find easier to believe.”

“A computer would deserve to be called intelligent if it could deceive a human into believing that it was human.”

Source : "Computing Machinery and Intelligence". Book by Alan Turing, 1950.

“As the son of a director, I really believe an actor's place is just to shut-up and do what you're told to some agree.”

“If I stay alert, then I can challenge myself, and by challenging myself, that helps me to stay alive and to hopefully take something away from the experience.”