And by the right thing, I mean that whatever step we take next, the first criteria we should consider is the people who have been loyal to us, thus far, which is primarily our audience.

No, we don't walk away. But when we're holding on to something precious, we run. We run and run, fast as we can, and we don't stop running until we are out from under the shadow.

I don't want to repeat myself. I hate the idea of coasting and of recycling the same ideas. Then, you're just subject to the law of diminishing returns.

A flower is symbol of beauty for eyes, but music is the expression of beauty for ears.

To live exhilaratingly in and for the moment is deadly serious work, fun of the most exhausting sort

Before I pitch any game, from spring training to Game 7 of the World Series, I'm scared to death.

Answering a letter from a church asking what else they should try after having failed to raise enough money on bake sales, bazaars, suppers, etc. Why not try religion?

What you do for yourself is fleeting and dies with you. What you do for others has unending benefit and is eternal.

Ours is not a poor country and even though we are now a poor people, there should be no room for the despondency that has settled on large sections of the population.

What can that man fear who takes care to please a Being that is able to crush all his adversaries?

When you start a new project and they say, "Your director is going to be Joe Blo," you're hoping that Joe Blo will be the next Martin Scorsese, but it doesn't always work out that way.

Regret is a tricky word. Here's a big secret: nobody knows what wasn't.

Speeches and me don't get along sometimes. It is kind of like putting a tie too tight on my neck. I'm going to do whatever feels right.