Richard Burton

"The greatest treasure is friendship."

"I have learned that kindness costs nothing but is worth everything."

"The world is beautiful if you choose to see it that way."

"I believe in the power of second chances."

"The greatest strength is vulnerability."

"I have always believed that love conquers all."

"I have the worst memory in the world. I forget everything. I forget my lines all the time. But I never forget a bar tab."

"The secret to my success is that I bit off more than I could chew and chewed as fast as I could."

"I'm rather like a fireman. When I go to work, I put on my clothes and get on with it."

"I love the smell of greasepaint and the roar of the crowd, but I also love the quiet of a good book."

"The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence."

"I have always been afraid of banks. They look like they're run by men who are terrified of money."

"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to obtain the necessities of life."

"Do you know what the secret of my success is? I don't give a damn."

"The human race is faced with a cruel choice: work or daytime television."

"My mother said I didn't have to work, but I chose to because I loved it."

"I'll drink anything. I have no taste. I'm a very good advertisement for the drinking industry."

"The most important thing is the text. Everything else flows from that."

"Acting is not about pretending. It's about revealing who you really are."

"I believe in the power of words. They can heal or they can wound."

"Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who wants to live in an institution?"

"I've been drunk for about three weeks now. I'm not even sure where I am."

"The art of acting is the art of being alive at the moment."

"I am not afraid of death, but I am afraid of dying slowly."

"A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits."

"The greatest gift one can give is one's complete attention."

"I have a very good memory. Sometimes too good for my own comfort."

"Beauty is not about being perfect. It's about being authentic."

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."

"I believe in living life at full volume. Moderation is for cowards."