"You will never have a greater or..." - Quote by Leonardo Da Vinci

“The desire to know is natural to good men.”

“I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.”

“Nothing is hidden under the sun.”

“Ask advice of him who governs himself well.”

“He who cannot command himself should obey. And many can command themselves, but much is still lacking before they can obey themselves.”

“Passion and desire bind your Heart. Remove the locks. Become a key, become a key . . .”

“Success in war depends upon the golden rule of war.”

“I wanted to give five solid years of being there all the time (with Sean). I hadn't seen my first son Julian grow up, and now there's a 17-year-old man on the phone talking about motorbikes. No matter what artistic gains I get, or gold records, if I can't make a success out of my relationship with the people I love, then everything else is bullsh*t.”

“A typical agent in New York gets 400 query letters a month. Of those, they might ask to read 3-4 manuscripts, and of those, they might ask to represent 1.”