Non-violence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our being.
I look only to the good qualities of men. Not being faultless myself, I won't presume to probe into the faults of others.
I have also seen children successfully surmounting the effects of an evil inheritance. That is due to purity being an inherent attribute of the soul.
Interdependence is and ought to be as much the ideal of man as self-sufficiency. Man is a social being.
All my games were political games; I was, like Joan of Arc, perpetually being burned at the stake.
You get used to being lazy doing films, but classical theatre's going to finish me off.
I think it is most important for a teacher to play the pieces and studies that are being played by the student.
Being unprepared heightens nerves.
The throttles could only move very, very slowly, always watching the temperature, always watching. And even in throttling back, you could bust it, even being very careful.
Not that being so mature is a bad thing, but there are times to be mature and there are times to be loose.
Money differs from an automobile or mistress in being equally important to those who have it and those who do not.
Much literary criticism comes from people for whom extreme specialization is a cover for either grave cerebral inadequacy or terminal laziness, the latter being a much cherished aspect of academic freedom.
I used to hate being recognised.
The English was really my mother, it was never me. Being the daughter of my father, I always felt very French.
Letting go of things and not being afraid of being ridiculous or over the top - I think that's the main thing for me to work on.