A shaft of white light used properly can be far more effective than all the color in the world used indiscriminately.

Shadow conceals—light reveals. To know what to reveal and what to conceal, and in what degrees to do this, is all there is to art.

There are some things which cannot be learned, though they can be studied. Among them are the laws of art—and the lawlessness of it, as well.

The only way to succeed is to make people hate you. That way they remember you.

The finished product is not finished when the actor is. The work is completed by a pair of shears.

Like I said, I'm more worried long term about the environmental issues then the use of arms.

Kids are going to try drugs and alcohol that's part of society.

The president and I sat down in the Oval Office, and he expressed very clearly that what he wants from me is my best professional military advice.

It was clear to me that the vulnerable point of the American Grandmaster (Bobby Fischer) was in double-edged, hanging, irrational positions, where he often failed to find a win even in a won position

Memory is the scaffolding upon which all mental life is constructed.

There are issues of war and peace. And then, there are issues of life and death like this one that are no less morally compelling than war itself.

Time is the mother and mugger of us all.

I knew Rita Hayworth only enough to know that she was just a tender, sensitive, beautiful human being. A lovely person. Very gentle. She would never stand up for her rights.

You have to come up in the world before it's worthwhile for those worth less to put you down.