I became a part of the Civil Rights movement early on and that has really shaped a great deal of my thinking.
Librarians are teaching the next generation how to use digital media responsibly.
It is an awfully sad misconception that librarians simply check books in and out. The library is the heart of a school, and without a librarian, it is but an empty shell.
A child can have too many toys, but never enough books.
An author is somebody who writes a story. It doesn't matter if you're a kid or if you're a grown-up, it doesn't matter if the book gets published and lots of people get to read it, or if you make just one copy and you share that book with one friend.
You never know when your ideas are going to come back to you.
Every single item that we come into contact with on a daily basis has been designed by an artist. From the toothbrush we use in the morning, to the defibrillator that could save our lives, an artist is behind the design.
You have to open your mind. I like the ability to express myself in a deep way. It's the closest music to our humanity - it's like a folk music that rises up out of a culture.
Men do not realize how great an income thrift is.
Men who borrow their opinions can never repay their debts.
I wanted to just be a filmmaker, and I thought I wanted to do all the aspects, and it seemed like as a producer was the best way to do it, because I could have. . . You never have control on a movie, but you have as much control as you can. You can push it through, and you can hire the right people.