Don't seek to lead people to a God you have ceased to believe in.
If a man hasn't discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live.
Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.
Whenever you are engaged in work that serves humanity and is for the building of humanity, it has dignity and it has worth.
A social movement that only moves people is merely a revolt. A movement that changes both people and institutions is a revolution.
Freedom has always been an expensive thing. History is fit testimony to the fact that freedom is rarely gained without sacrifice and self-denial.
I always had a deep affection for Malcolm and felt that he had a great ability to put his finger on the existence and the root of the problem. He was an eloquent spokesman for his point of view and no one can honestly doubt that Malcolm had a great concern for the problems we face as a race.
My success wasn't so much due to intelligence, but the fact that I stuck with problems longer.
I've been recording myself since grade 10. Back then, it was just really crappy rock stuff.
Be strong. Live honorably and with dignity. When you don't think you can, hold on.
I stopped directing in 2001 for four or five years, until I did the TV series 'Masters Of Horror. ' I had been working steadily as a director since 1970. That's a long time. I was burned out.