Many people have overcome that home situation simply by having at least one caring adult, whether a teacher, mentor or religious leader.

Dyslexia is a neurological issue, not a character flaw.

In documentary films, being able to be a storytelling and embrace film as an art form - while being very clearly connected in trying to help make the world a better place - is really important to me.

I think the macho mystique was far more a guiding principle in our Dad's generation than ours, the 'strong silent type' was much more common.

Resilience is not just a complimentary individual quality, but something that is built. And you build it through a number of things in your life, part of it being social fabric.

At the end of the day, the task I have is just like anyone else, to prove myself through my product or work. I've really found this to be true, the name advantage is a zero sum gain.

There needs to be the support and help around you, even when you may have an unhealthy home environment.

I'm in full support of that technique [meditation] , and what David Lynch is doing. It's very important.

There is also a philosophy of less-is-more, and a little dignity that never hurt anybody. There are many qualities to admire about our father's generation.

When you have really solid biology and medical science at the core of an issue, it makes it much easier to identify what potential solutions may be.

What my previous film 'Paper Tigers' have proven, is that it can point toward helpful tools for change.

Wisdom is the daughter of experience

When our theories continually move us into more and more complicated explanations then, it is certain that we are moving in the wrong direction.

My brain as the engine, with thoughts trailing to the caboose, on a one-track mind we keep going forward.

In the fluid world of 1919, it was possible to dream of great change, or have nightmares about the collapse of order.

A rich man is most coveted but I'd be damned if I be a poor woman

I don't want clever conversation, I never want to work that hard, I just want someone I can talk to, I want you just the way you are.

She would simply wait on the bridge, calm and obstinate, until events, real events, not her own fantasies, roe to her challenge, and dispelled her insignificance.

And from the first time I picked up a basketball at age eight - I had a lot of difficulty when I first picked up a basketball, because I was a scrub - there were things that I liked about it.

The goal of a church is not to have a bigger building or budget but to see the word of God increase and disciples multiply

If you are situated at a great distance from the enemy, and the strength of the two armies is equal, it is not easy to provoke a battle, and fighting will be to your disadvantage.