During the 60's, I was, in fact, very concerned about the civil rights movement.

You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent.

Don't tell me what you value. Show me your budget and I'll tell you what you value.

I do not believe that we have a right to tell other people, women, that they can't control their bodies.

No Ordinary American Cares About Their Constitutional Rights

A lucky person gets up in the morning, puts both feet on the floor, knows what they're about to do and thinks it still matters.

Failure at some point in your life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable.

We must rekindle the fire of idealism in our society, for nothing suffocates the promise of America more than unbounded cynicism and indifference.

Most liberals think of civil liberties as their Achilles heel. It isn't.

If we do everything right, if we do it with absolute certainty, there's still a 30% chance we're going to get it wrong.

America's leaders have to find a way to work together, rise to the challenge, and come up with solutions as bold and visionary as the people of this nation.

We all have a purpose, or calling. If it's greed, hence, lies the wrong path.

Do not let anyone tell you that these people made work of play. They simply realized that the most fun lies in seeing and studying the unknown.

Art is art, nature is nature, you cannot improve upon it.... Pictures should be inspired by nature, but made in the soul of the artist. It is the soul of the individual that counts.

[My mother] was busy being a homemaker and was not an activist by any means.

We're all equal before a wave.

A theory has only the alternative of being right or wrong. A model has a third possibility: it may be right, but irrelevant.

My friend, the sufi is the friend of the present moment. To say tomorrow is not our way.

For me, a holiday is about taking a book and going to a mountain and reading.

As a child, I actually wanted to be a lawyer. That was the goal. I didn't plan to be an author, and then even less, did I plan to produce movies. It all just happened.

I'm not afraid of failing. I don't like to fail. I hate to fail. But I'm not afraid of it.