I have developed a deep respect for animals. I consider them fellow living creatures with certain rights that should not be violated any more than those of humans.

I think one day youll find that you're the hero you've been looking for.

I wouldn't give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn't have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a little looking out for the other fella, too.

You have to develop a style that suits you and pursue it, not just develop a bag of tricks.

Never treat your audience as customers, always as partners.

You must be oh-so smart, or oh-so pleasant. For years I was smart. I recommend pleasant...and you may quote me.

The great thing about the movies ... is-you're giving people little ... tiny pieces of time ... that they never forget.

Learn from the masters, learn from your contemporaries. Always try to update yourself.

Animals give me more pleasure through the viewfinder of a camera than they ever did in the crosshairs of a gunsight.

You know, people seldom go to the trouble of scratching the surface of things to find the inner truth.

To the man who prays habitually (not only when he feels like it-that is one of the snares of religion-but also when he does not feel like it) Christ is sure to make Himself real.

The heart has its own reasons that reason can't understand.

we would not reliably assent to reproduce unless we first had lost our minds.

Love words, agonize over sentences. And pay

We've all fallen, but at the same time we're not broken. There is the hint that we are going to get up again.

Women endowed with remarkable sensibilities enjoy much; but they also suffer much.

Violence will only increase the cycle of violence.

Really good musicians don't think of "self-reflection."

When we're young, everything is possible; when we're old, possibilities are everything.

Every obstacle in his journey became a milestone, an occasion for further triumph. We have a model in front of us now, a model who blazes our trail and gives us strength.

I knew when I was a kid that I had a Broadway voice. I wanted to be a rocker, because I grew up in that era of transistor radios at the beach.