If we only have great companies, we will merely have a prosperous society, not a great one. Economic growth and power are the means, not the definition, of a great nation.

Conscious practice becomes unconscious practice.

Power is so characteristically calm, that calmness in itself has the aspect of strength.

Kids piercing themselves, piercing their tongues, what kind of masochism is that? Is it to show you can just take it?

Time hides no treasures; we want not its then, but its now.

Punctuality is for people with nothing better to do

Phillip Harrison was the production designer, though, I think he's uncredited. He's done most of my films like Blue Thunder. Lots and lots over the years.

Raw and honest is what I go for [in my style of shooting]. I am looking for your inner beauty. The outside tells a story... But together is raw honesty.

sorry,no thanks,if i was going to die it could wait until tomorrow morning.

You fail to overlook the crucial point.

Grief is illness. You cannot breathe; you cannot walk or eat or sleep. The sickness is entire, the body and the spirit.