I, uh, don't think it's quite fair to condemn a whole program because of a single slip-up, sir.

Never say no to an idea - you never know how that idea will ignite another idea.

However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

The great nations have always acted like gangsters, and the small nations like prostitutes.

The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good.

I do not always know what I want, but I do know what I don't want.

You're an idealist, and I pity you as I would the village idiot.

A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what's behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later.

Be suspicious of people who have, or crave, power. Never, ever go near power. Don't become friends with anyone who has real power. It's dangerous.

The very meaninglessness of life forces man to create his own meaning.

No-one will come in to rescue you. You just have to step out somehow, and make your dreams come true.

My biggest fear is mindlessly and stupidly repeating myself.

It's been a great privilege to serve the people of Pennsylvania.

A thousand lives are not equal to the eternal life which abides in Jehovah's smile

Fear your admirers! Learn in time to hear, understand, and love the cruel truth about yourselves!

Well time has a way of throwing it all in your face. The past, she is haunted, the future is laced.

Searching for precious goods leads astray.

Though love is instinctive, it cannot develop without a certain stimulus and use.

If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing twice.

Globalization presumes sustained economic growth. Otherwise, the process loses its economic benefits and political support.