“It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from ...” — Thomas Aquinas Quote

“It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes.”

“The test of the artist does not lie in the will with which he goes to work, but in the excellence of the work he produces.”

“I receive Thee ransom of my soul. For love of Thee have I studied and kept vigil toiled preached and taught…”

“The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions. A thing which is always subject to the direction of another is somewhat of a dead thing.”

“Law; an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community.”

“The knowledge of God is the cause of things. For the knowledge of God is to all creatures what the knowledge of the artificer is to things made by his art.”

“Things aren't gifted to you. Things don't just come from an idea, from nothing. You have to work for them. You have to pursue them. You have to take time. You have to sacrifice.”

“Through my films I'm eventually trying to one day tell the truth. I don't know if I'm ever going to get there, but I'm slowly letting pieces of myself out there and then maybe by the time I'm 85, I'll look back and say, 'All right, that about sums it up.'”

“谱曲者早已代代作古，一页页乐谱也不容辩驳——我所奏的不过是作为美的记忆，是美的消逝。在爵士乐中，乐手们总期待着下一个瞬间的奇迹。而在古典音乐的现场，视角颠倒了。正因它早已不是当下的事件，而是对某刻往昔的再现，使每个瞬间都变得珍贵、迫切起来。一个个音符在触及我们心灵的刹那，又一个接一个成为过去。过去接连着流向过去，直至聆听的尽头；我们就这样在时间的悬置中，完成了对回忆的致敬。所谓现场，不就是这样一种关乎“消逝”的艺术吗？”

“Time had some score of small voices in that shop, some stately and slow as was becoming to their great gar, others garrulous and hurried. All these told out the seconds in an intricate chorus of tickings.”

“To maximize time is to make sure that every second, minute and hour counts”

“I'm very shy really. I spend a lot of time in my room alone reading or writing or watching television.”