He could take on anything and everything, it seemed, rather than leave himself time to reflect on his dissatisfaction with his life and what he might do about it.

He saw the world more vividly than other people, and reacted to what he saw with laughter, horror, indignation, and sometimes sobs.

I didn't want any degrees if all the ill-read literates and radio announcers and pedagogical dummies I knew had them by the peck.

In Tulsa, it was sports or nothing.

I had an idea and I wanted just to make it work. And I am never, ever secure on the set that what I am doing is going to translate to the screen. It never changes.

Learn how to cook. Read books that will educate you. Get an education. Get a career. And support yourself. And live in a section of town that isn't conducive to violence.

One thing you can't do with babies, you can't give them steak.

If people see North American hockey and they see violence and brutality and it's not so interesting, that sends a message too about your culture.

Love renders all our plans and all our intentions a great big gamble.

There are only two creatures of value on the face of the earth: those with the commitment, and those who require the commitment of others.

Great teachers have high expectations for their students, but higher expectations for themselves.

Don't let a loud few determine the nature of the sound. It makes for poor harmony and diminishes the song.