“Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it.”

“What we call happiness in the strictest sense comes from the (preferably sudden) satisfaction of needs which have been dammed up to a high degree.”

“He travels the fastest who travels alone.”

“People with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never.”

“Silence is a source of great strength.”

“I'm not comfortable being around too many people. I don't like being out in public too much. I don't like going to bars. I don't like doing celebrity stuff. So most of the characters I play are people who don't always feel comfortable beyond their small circle of friends.”