I have a very low regard for cynics. I think it's the beginning of dying.

Health food may be good for the conscience but Oreos taste a hell of a lot better.

I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise what is there to defend?

The measure of our success will be the condition on which we leave the world for the next generation.

God, I just love baseball.

Problems can become opportunities when the right people come together.

Storytellers broaden our minds: engage, provoke, inspire, and ultimately, connect us.

Never revisit the past, that's dangerous. You know, move on.

I am a cynical optimist. Big opening weekends are like cotton candy. The films you will remember over time are the films that stick in the consciousness of the audience in a good way.

The technology available for film-making now is incredible, but I am a big believer that it's all in the story.

Not taking a risk is a risk. That's how I see it.

He who guards his secrets retains control in his own hands

As long as it served his purpose, Mr. Lincoln boldly advocated the right of Secession.

Philosophy is really homesickness.

The poorest ploughman is in Christ equal with the greatest prince that is. Let them therefore have sufficient to maintain them.

The good thing about people really is their iffy-ness and dodginess, isnt it?

If Europe’s example is any guide, here are the two secrets of coping with expensive oil: own fuel-efficient cars, and don’t drive them too much.

How we preserve time for family is one of the most significant issues we face in most cultures.

I want to be a giving woman and just a nice person in general.

Art happens when anyone in the world takes any kind of material and fashions it into a deliberate statement.

In traditional agriculture, the soil is the mother. She's the mother who gives, to whom you must give back.