"The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries."

"I am accustomed to sleep and in my dreams to imagine the same things that lunatics imagine when awake."

"It is not enough to have a good mind the main thing is to use it well."

"Each problem that I solved became a rule, which served afterwards to solve other problems."

"Above all, this country is our own. Nobody has to get up in the morning and worry what his neighbors think of him. Being a Jew is no problem here."

"Think before you speak is criticism's motto; speak before you think, creation's."

"I care about the connection with the audience. Film is such a powerful medium. Movies can change the way people think."

"If people are made to feel uncomfortable in the kitchen, they won't go in there. That's why I think children learning to cook can be such a wonderful thing."