Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our deeds.

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.

Nothing is black or white.

There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm.

I've always had an obligation to creation, above all.

True valor lies between cowardice and rashness.

It's better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone.

I love children, especially when they cry, for then someone takes them away.

All satire is blind to the forces liberated by decay. Which is why total decay has absorbed the forces of satire.

All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.

A good goal is like a strenuous exercise - it makes you stretch.

I love Madrid. I am happy to be here. I have been here three years and hope to be here longer. But I am proud of where I come from and never forget the people I grew up with.

A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants.

The gift of words is the gift of deception and illusion.

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same.

What do you despise? By this are you truly known.

Remember upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.

Courage is grace under pressure.

You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants.

No temptation can gravitate to a man unless there is that in his heart which is capable of responding to it.