The ultimate folly is to think that something crucial to your welfare is being taken care of for you.
Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character.
Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
The Difficult is that which can be done immediately; the Impossible that which takes a little longer.
Our dignity is not in what we do, but what we understand.
To be an American is of itself almost a moral condition, an education, and a career.
Our knowledge is a torch of smoky pine That lights the pathway but one step ahead Across a void of mystery and dread.
This war on terror is bogus.
I am a believer and a conformist. Anyone can revolt; it is much more difficult to obey our inner promptings.
It's healthy to say uncle when your bone's about to break.
Usually when you meet with a director, just meeting them after you've seen something you're interested in, they say, "Oh I'd love to work together," and sometimes you never hear from them again.