Age, per se, may claim tenderness and pity, but not respect; that only comes when the years have brought humanity and wisdom and the experience that worketh hope.

Truth is like heat or light; its vibrations are endless, and are endlessly felt.

Nobody who is somebody looks down on anybody.

As soon as you feel too old to do a thing, do it.

One must desire something to be alive.

Self-sacrifice which denies common sense is not a virtue. It's a spiritual dissipation.

One must desire something to be alive; perhaps absolute satisfaction is only another name for Death.

I have heard that a man might be his own lawyer, but you can't be your own judge.

A pint can't hold a quart - if it holds a pint it is doing all that can be expected of it.

Nothing may be more selfish than remorse.

A letter is a risky thing; the writer gambles on the reader's frame of mind.

A man who governs his passions is master of his world. We must either command them or be enslaved by them. It is better to be a hammer than an anvil.

Let your heart sing from those wounded places.When you sing your song with everything you've got, it will not only heal you, but it will heal all of us through you.

This is why we said 'ain't'and 'he don't'.We wanted words to fitour cold linoleum, our oil lamps, ourouthouse. We knewbetter but it was wrongto use a languagethat named ghosts, nothing you could touch.

Creativity is the work of your hands or the work of your tongue so you have to be careful what you say because it would cost you big time.

You have to trust the people who work with you and hire, but also listen to as many smart people as you can.

Accomplishments have no color.

I love learning on the set. But, directing is not something I want to do.

If you're seeking progress, all presidents are the opposition. You're just fighting different kinds of battles -

That awkward moment when people act like they know your best friend better than you do.

Vow to be valiant. Resolve to be radiant. Determine to be dynamic. Strive to be sincere. Aspire to be attuned.