Fame is proof that the people are gullible.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

Take chances make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.

Every duty which is bidden to wait returns with seven fresh duties at its back.

I've done a lot of collaboration over the years, but right now I'm enjoying writing by myself and just being me again for a while.

I do put on a little make-up every day because it helps me feel put together. Mascara is essential.

Nice guys finish first. If you don't know that, then you don't know where the finish line is.

The heavenly light you admire is fossil-light, it's the unfathomably distant past you gaze into, stars long extinct

I write journals and would recommend journal writing to anyone who wishes to pursue a writing career. You learn a lot. You also remember a lot... and memory is important

I haven't done a lot of studio movies, but studio movies and independent films are always just as fun as each other.

In a way, J.F.K. was the high point of the American dream. In order to go to the moon and back, all we did was say we could - and we did.

I care a heck of a lot more about America than I do about any political party.