Lillian Gish

"You have to have a lot of patience to learn patience."

"All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream."

"The movies are the only business where you can go out front and applaud yourself."

"I've always believed that one woman can change the world."

"Life is a wonderful thing to talk about, over coffee."

"The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power."

"Every person has an influence on the world."

"Art is the beauty the world produces."

"Great achievements require great ambition."

"In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future."

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."

"Dreams are the touchstones of our characters."

"Without music, life would be a mistake."

"True wisdom is knowing what you don't know."

"Happiness is not by chance, but by choice."

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."

"Love is the bridge between two souls."

"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it."

"Change is the only constant in life."

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."

"Knowledge is power."

"Time is a precious gift."

"Truth will always be truth, regardless of lack of understanding."

"Freedom is the oxygen of the soul."

"Peace comes from within."

"Nature is the art of God."

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

"Science is organized knowledge."

"Music is the universal language of mankind."