Christopher Hampton

The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success.

Don’t be trapped by dogma-which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.

What I really want out of life is to discover something new, something that mankind didn’t know was possible to do.

It’s no longer a question of staying healthy. It’s a question of finding a sickness you like.

Remember that failure is an event, not a person.

It’s better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you’ll drift in that direction.

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I– I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.

Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.

When you’re young, you look at television and think, There’s a conspiracy. The networks have conspired to dumb us down. But when you get a little older, you realize that’s not true. The networks are in business to give people exactly what they want. That’s a far more depressing thought. Conspiracy is optimistic! You can shoot the bastards!

Look in my eyes right now – you see no sunken place.

I wasn’t satisfied just to earn a good living. I was looking to make a statement.

I read the paper every day and the Bible every day; that way I know what both sides are up to.

A narrow mind and a fat head invariably come on the same person.

Feeling is more important than thought.

Ability can take you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.