The biggest fairy tale is that justice works because it doesn't.
There are defining moments in one's life when you learn about yourself, and you deposit that knowledge in the experience account, so you can draw on it at some later date.
It's one of the ironies of mountaineering,' said Young, 'that grown men are happy to spend months preparing for a climb, weeks rehearsing and honing their skills, and at least a day attempting to reach the summit. And then, having achieved their goal, they spend just a few moments enjoying the experience, along with one or two equally certifiable companions who have little in common other than wanting to do it all again, but a little higher.
Some people standby you in your darkest hour while others walk away; only a select few march towards you and become even closer friends.
I have discovered with advancing years that few things are entirely black or white, but more often different shades of grey.
While there may not be a book in every one of us, there is so often a damned good short story.
Never be frightened by those you assume have more talent than you do, because in the end energy will prevail. My formula is: energy plus talent and you are a king; energy and no talent and you are still a prince; talent and no energy and you are a pauper.
I wanted to play the Apollo Theater because I didn't think I was going to be on the earth long.
Any director, if you really ask them, will tell you that the toughest thing to do is like a dinner table or a dialogue scene because you need to keep that electricity maintained throughout the course of the film.
This is why moral uneasiness is destined to become even more acute. It is obvious that a fundamental defect, or rather a series of defects, indeed a defective machinery is at the root of contemporary economics and materialistic civilization, which does not allow the human family to break free from such radically unjust situations.
When I go to the movies, I do like to see things that surprise me, a little bit, in ways that seem truthful to the world that we live in.