“There can be no knowledge without emotion. We may be aware of a truth,...” — Arnold Bennett Quote

“There can be no knowledge without emotion. We may be aware of a truth, yet until we have felt its force, it is not ours. To the cognition of the brain must be added the experience of the soul.”

“Money is far commoner than time. When one reflects, one perceives that money is just about the commonest thing there is.”

“The great advantage of being in a rut is that when one is in a rut, one knows exactly where one is.”

“The chief beauty about time”

“Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.”

“We need a sense of the value of time - that is, of the best way to divide one's time into one's various activities.”

“After my performance 'The Artist is Present (2010)' at MoMA in New York, many scientists became interested in why so many people who sat across from me began to cry. I was incredibly moved by this experience also, and was very curious to know what happens in our brains when we spend time not talking, just looking at one another.”

“My experience in Iraq made me realize, and during the recovery, that I could have died. And I just had to do more with my life.”

“I'm really thankful for every experience I've had, even the ones that were puzzling or disorienting, because they taught me so much.”

“I learned a long time ago the wisest thing I can do is be on my own side, be an advocate for myself and others like me.”

“Everyone has something that blocks us from the full experience and expression of our nobility.”

“Foreignness is all around. Only in the heart of the heart of the country, namely the heart of the United States, can you avoid such a thing. In the center of an empire, you can think of your experience as universal. Outside the empire or on the fringes of the empire, you cannot.”