Life, Chaim Topol as Reb Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof (1971)

[to God] It may sound like I'm complaining, but I'm not. After all, with Your help, I'm starving to death. Oh, dear Lord. You made many many poor people. I realize, of course, it's no shame to be poor... but it's no great honor either. So what would be so terrible... if I had a small fortune?

- Chaim Topol as Reb Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof (1971)

Life, Confucius (孔子)

性相近也 習相遠也。

- 孔子

By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Health, Turkish Proverb

To the well man, every day is a feast.

- Turkish Proverb

Character, Charles de Gaulle

Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own stamp of action, takes responsibility for it, makes it his own.

- Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970)

Advice, Alison Eastwood as Mandy Nichols from Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil (1997)

If you’re thirsty, a drink will cure it, if you’re not, a drink will prevent it. Prevention is better than a cure.

- Alison Eastwood (1972- ) as Mandy Nichols from Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil (1997)

Knowledge·Wisdom, Confucius (孔子)

人無遠慮, 必有近憂。

- 孔子

If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Laziness, Turkish Proverb

To the lazy everyday is a holiday.

- Turkish Proverb

Cheer, Mark Twain

The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.

- Mark Twain (1835-1910)

Love, Daniel Craig as James Bond from Casino Royale (2006)

Vesper: You love me?
Bond: Enough to travel the world with you until one of us has to take an honest job. Which I think is going to have to be you, because I have no idea what an honest job is.

- Daniel Craig as James Bond from Casino Royale (2006)

Decision, Colin Luther Powell

Use the formula P = 40 to 70, in which P stands for the probability of success and the numbers indicate the percentage of information acquired. Once the information is in the 40 to 70 range, go with your gut. Don’t take action if you have only enough information to give you less than a 40 percent chance of being right, but don’t wait until you have enough facts to be 100 percent sure, because by then it is almost always too late.

- Colin Luther Powell (1937- )

Justice, Confucius (孔子)

以直報怨, 以德報德。

- 孔子

Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Attitude, Western Proverb

From the same flower the bee extracts honey and the wasp gall.

- Western Proverb

Choice, Dumbledore from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling

It is not our abilities that determine who we are, it’s our choices.

- Albus Dumbledore, from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling

Advice, Eva Green as Vesper Lynd from Casino Royale

Vesper Lynd: It doesn't bother you, killing those people?
Bond: I wouldn't be very good at my job if it did.
Vesper: I don't believe you. You've got a choice, you know. Just because you've done something doesn't mean you have to keep doing it.
Bond: Why is it that people who can't take advice always insist on giving it?
Vesper: You think I can't take my own advice?
Bond: I think something is driving you. And I don't think I'll ever find out what that is.

- Eva Green as Vesper Lynd from Casino Royale (2006)

Modesty, Confucius (孔子)

Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Courage, Spanish Proverb

Who shall hang the bell about the cat's neck?

- Spanish Proverb

Challenge, Unknown

Challenge can be stepping stones or stumbling blocks — it's just a matter of how you view them.

- Unknown

Belief, Julia Roberts as Vivian Ward from Pretty Woman (1990)

The bad things are easier to believe. Haven't you noticed that?!

- Julia Roberts as Vivian Ward from Pretty Woman (1990)

Knowledge·Wisdom, Confucius (孔子)

唯上知與下愚不移。

- 孔子

It is only the wisest and the stupidest that cannot change.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Love, Chilean Proverb

He who does not find love finds nothing.

- Chilean Proverb

Commitment, Chris Evert

Find something that you're really interested in doing in your life. Pursue it, set goals, and commit yourself to excellence. Do the best you can.

- Chris Evert (1954- )

Cat, Halle Berry as Catwoman from Catwoman (2004)

Cats come when they feel like it. Not when they're told.

- Halle Berry as Catwoman from Catwoman (2004)

Knowledge·Wisdom, Confucius (孔子)

The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Sagacity, Western Proverb

It is not every flower that smells sweet.

- Western Proverb

Attitude, Kahlil Gibran

Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.

- Kahlil Gibran (1983-1931)

Attitude, John Homer Mills

Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens. Circumstances and situations do color life but you have been given the mind to choose what the color shall be.

- John Homer Mills

Life, Barbra Streisand as Katie Morosky Gardiner from The Way We Were (1973)

Katie Morosky Gardiner: Wouldn't it be wonderful if we were old? We'd have survived all this. Everything thing would be uncomplicated, the way it was when we were young?
Hubbell Gardiner: Katie, it was never uncomplicated.

- Barbra Streisand as Katie Morosky Gardiner from The Way We Were (1973)

Study, Confucius (孔子)

其家不可教，而能教人者，無之。

- 孔子, 大學

不能教育家人者也不可能教育其他人。

It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC),The Great Learning (大學)

Finance, Bill Gross

Inflation and deflation in this levered world coexist nearly side-by-side.

- Bill Gross (1944- )

Rose, German Proverb

No rose without a thorn.

- German Proverb

Emotions, Leo Buscaglia

Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.

- Leo Buscaglia (1924-1998)

Hero, Iron Man 2 (2010)

[Tony Stark is eating a donut in the giant donut on top of the building]
Nick Fury: Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to exit the donut.

[In the Donut shop]
Tony: I told you I don't want to join your super secret boy band.
Fury: [laughs] No no no, see? I remember, you do everything yourself. How's that working out for ya?
Tony: It-It-It-It's... I'm sorry, I don't want to get off on the wrong foot. Do I look at the patch or the eye? Honestly, I'm a bit hungover. I'm not sure if you're real or... or if I'm having deliriu....
Fury: [interrupts] I am very real. I'm the realest person you're ever gonna meet.
Tony: Just my luck. Where's the staff here? [looks around]
Fury: [pulls down Tony's collar to look at the marks on his neck] That's not looking so good.
Tony: It's been worse.
Agent Natasha Romanov: [walks up to the table] We've secured the perimeter. But I don't think we should hold it for too much longer.
Tony: [learning for the first time Natasha's true identity] Huh... you're... fired.
Natasha: That's not up to you.

- Scarlett Johansson as Natalia Romanova from Iron Man 2 (2010)

Attitude, Xunzi (荀子)

聞之不若見之，見之不若知之、知之不如行之。

- 荀子, 儒效

To hear is not equal to to see. To see is not equal to to know. To know is not equal to to act.

- Xunzi (荀子)

Virtue, Chilean Proverb

That which is a sin in others is a virtue in ourselves.

- Chilean Proverb