Mind is a kingdom to the man who gathereth his pleasure from ideas.

Naples sitteth by the sea, keystone of an arch of azure.

Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.

Let the misanthrope shun men and abjure; the most are rather lovable than hateful.

A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for innocence on earth, a link between angels and men.

God, from a beautiful necessity, is Love.

Ridicule is a weak weapon when pointed at a strong mind; but common people are cowards and dread an empty laugh.

Search out the wisdom of nature, there is depth in all her doings; she seemeth prodigal of power, yet her rules are the maxims of frugality.

To despond is to lie ungrateful beforehand. Be not looking for evil. Often thou drainest the gall of fear while evil is passing by thy dwelling.

A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.

Deep is the sea, and deep is hell, but pride mineth deeper; it is coiled as a poisonous worm about the foundations of the soul.

What I truly believe, I will achieve.

You must trust your instinct, intuition and judgment.

If Jesus is on Tim Curran's side and Occy is Jesus, who gets to win?

That takes a lot of confidence to let your actors come up with something that could be theoretically funnier than what you had envisioned originally.

I still believe that even though 'The Empire Strikes Back' is better in innumerable ways than 'Star Wars,' 'Star Wars' wins.

What will tell in the end will be character and not a knowledge of letters.

The only way we can put a permanent end to terrorism is to stop participating in it.

I recorded my first jazz record in the '70s.

Marketing is the way your people answer the phone, the typesetting on your bills and your return policy.

You grow up watching certain films or admiring certain filmmakers, and to write a love letter to one and have them validate it, it's extraordinary.