I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather....In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated or de-escalated, and a person is humanized or is dehumanized.

A really great talent finds its happiness in execution.

Certain defects are necessary for the existence of individuality.

Hypotheses are lullabies for teachers to sing their students to sleep.

An actor should take lessons from a painter and a sculptor.

Neither art thou the man to catch the fiend and hold him! [Ger., Du bist noch nicht der Mann den Teufel festzuhalten.

He who does not see the whole world in his friends, does not deserve that the world should hear of him.