The most intellectual of men are moved quite as much by the circumstances which they are used to as by their own will. The active voluntary part of a man is very small, and if it were not economized by a sleepy kind of habit, its results would be null.

The habit of common and continuous speech is a symptom of mental deficiency.

The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at first, and deadly afterwards.

The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

I made the mistake of watching 'A.I.' on cable the week they showed it about 792 times, and I ended up watching it every time it was on.

Je savais que le bien comme le mal est affaire de routine, que le temporaire se prolonge, que l'exterieur s'infiltre au dedans, et que le masque, a la longue, …

There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.