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The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

School-leavers unfortunately will come away thinking the First World War consisted simply of 'going over the top' on the Western Front to slaughter in no-man's-land, when the conflict extended so much further, to the collapse of four empires and numerous civil wars.

Friendship often ends in love. But love in friendship; never.

It is absolutely true in war, were other things equal, that numbers, whether men, shells, bombs, etc., would be supreme. Yet it is also absolutely true that other things are never equal and can never be equal.

I'm funny. I'm a comedian. I'm not a clown.

The trouble with that movie is that you had to see Chinatown the day before you saw The Two Jakes.

Unquestionably, it is the duty of every master to watch over the religious and moral culture of his slaves, and to give them every comfort and privilege that is not incompatible with the continued existence of the relations between them.

I mean, don't forget the earth's about five thousand million years old, at least. Who can afford to live in the past?

I'm trying to show people that they can activate their own passions and find their own path.

Let me stand for love. In conflict, let me be peace. In tragedy, let me be hope. In darknes, let me be light. In grief, let me be comfort.

I think your alcohol intake has to change. You know, usually a big person feels they can drink anything they want to and as much as they want to and I've cut that way back.

Design is a plan for arranging elements in such a way as best to accomplish a particular purpose.

Many boys will bring you flowers. But someday you'll meet a boy who will learn your favorite flower, your favorite song, your favorite sweet. And even if he is too poor to give you any of them, it won't matter because he will have taken the time to know you as no one else does. Only that boy earns your heart.

Happiness depends on your mindset and attitude.

I like girls who are self-deprecating. I like girls who make fun of themselves. If you can't poke fun at yourself, what are you? I just want someone with a good soul. That's about it. The rest I'm really flexible on.

As long as interesting work will find me, I will love to do more Bollywood films.

We underestimate children and the people who work with them. I swear - so often, I tell people I am a children's author, and it's like they want to pat me on the head: 'Aw, isn't that sweet.'

Helen, marvelling at Joyce's capacity for self-protection, often wondered at her choice of career. It had something to do with order, she decided; Joyce mistrusted books for their content, but liked the way they could be marshalled. The readers were simply an unlooked-for hazard.

I'm so genuine about what I do and how I want to do it, and I get anxiety when I'm pressured from the outside.

The thing about watching a show about the Iraq war, especially for an American audience, is that it reminds them they're responsible in some way.