The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions. – Andre Maurois
Old age is far more than white hair, wrinkles, the feeling that it is too late and the game finished, that the stage belongs to the rising generations. The true evil is not the weakening of the body, but the indifference of the soul. – Andre Maurois
We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity — gunpowder and romantic love. – Andre Maurois
Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no time to form. – Andre Maurois
The security comes, as an actor, in knowing that youre not in control. If you try to control your career, or how people perceive you, youll make yourself unhappy, because life doesnt work like that. So much is luck. Its much better to let yourself off, to think, Theres nothing I can do. – Matthew Macfadyen