Genuinely good people are like that. The sun shines out of them. They warm you right through.

Stories make you think and dream; books make you want to ask questions.

Read a lot - poems, prose, stories, newspapers, anything. Read books and poems that you think you will like and some that you think might not be for you. You might be surprised.

There's a nobility in his eye, a regal serenity about him. Does he not personify all that men try to be and never can be?

It's the teacher that makes the difference, not the classroom.

Don't worry about writing a book or getting famous or making money. Just lead an interesting life.

Always write your ideas down however silly or trivial they might seem. Keep a notebook with you at all times.

Animals are sentient, intelligent, perceptive, funny and entertaining. We owe them a duty of care as we do to children.

Live an interesting life. Meet people. Read a lot and widely, learn from the great writers

Encouraging young people to believe in themselves and find their own voice whether it's through writing, drama or art is so important in giving young people a sense of self-worth.

Being his real brother I could feel I live in his shadows, but I never have and I do not now. I live in his glow.

Victory begins when we are willing to run by faith, trusting that he will lead the way.

You want to make sure this particular car is going to please the customer and then you're going to be rewarded with something that is going to please the shareholder.

A novelty in Polish filmmaking was that it was possible to find funds for a big production. However, at the same time, the state budget committed less and less money to filmmaking.

Collectivism requires self-sacrifice, the subordination of one's interests to those of others.

We didn't have a movie theatre until I was about nine, so I just didn't see them. But, once I got into movies I loved them.

We may assume that we keep people waiting symbolically because we do not wish to see them and that our anxiety is due not to being late, but to having to see them at all.

The only way you can do that [decrease taxes, balance the budget, and increase military spending] is with mirrors.

I can't help but to write, I have a inner need for it. If I'm not in the middle of some literary project, I'm utterly lost, unhappy and distressed. As soon as I get started, I calm down.

Haughtiness is the high heel shoe of the low men!

I fear the day when the Kuffar are proud of their falsehood, and the Muslims are shy of their faith.