"There is this difference between happiness and wisdom, that he that thinks himself the happiest man, really is so; but he who thinks himself the wisest, is generally the greatest fool."

"To teach well is to believe in what and whom you teach."

"It is the ordinary woman who knows something about love; the gorgeous ones are too busy being gorgeous."

"Most directors make films with their eyes; I make films with my testicles."

"Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind."

"A man likes his wife to be just clever enough to comprehend his cleverness, and just stupid enough to admire it."

"Doctors are the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too."

"I am a deeply superficial person."

"The Depth of your Mythology is the Extent of your Effectiveness."

"I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it."

"The elevation of appearance over substance, of celebrity over character, of short term gains over lasting achievement displays a poverty of ambition. It distracts you from what's truly important."

"Humans have a knack for choosing precisely the things that are worst for them."