Do not hold the delusion that your advancement is accomplished by crushing others.

Politicians are not born; they are excreted.

Poor is the nation that has no heroes, but poorer still is the nation that having heroes, fails to remember and honor them.

It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own.

Read at every wait; read at all hours; read within leisure; read in times of labor; read as one goes in; read as one goest out. The task of the educated mind is simply put: read to lead.

We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.

It is not enough to acquire wisdom, it is necessary to employ it.

Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book.

Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more deceptive than the whole electoral system.

To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.

Remember to breathe. It is after all, the secret of life.

As long as you have hope, you can survive any harsh condition.

The 12-step chocoholics program: Never be more than 12 steps away from chocolate!

There are some things even magic can’t fix.

The dichotomy between art and industry is totally dysfunctional in terms of film.

We have got to dispel this myth that bullying is just a normal rite of passage.

Our relationship with Christ is something we cannot just turn on and off. It is a part of us. On our best, and our worst, we are in this thing for life.

I think certainly directing is a visual medium, but it's also about communication, and a lot of times great directors are lacking in communication skills, which is rather shocking to discover that.

The vast majority of the world knows there's no reason to circumcise. Someone should tell the doctors.

You have to have a patience for college.