My older sister is a working mom. She's busy. She chooses to spend money on her children. But she should be able to afford a good shoe for herself.

I think women are very powerful and I think we're more powerful together than separated.

Don't try so hard to fit in, and certainly don't try so hard to be different just try hard to be you.

Determination. No matter what field you're in, determination will surely get you to the top.

I don't mind if people look at me like I'm crazy. I'm just being me.

The best thing is to realize that you are who you are and you gotta work with what you got.

I’m one of those people who doesn’t follow trends. I set them.

I want to show that you don’t have to be older to live your dreams; you can do it at any age

There are so many great things in life; why dwell on negativity?

I've always learned how to deal with my problems through my words, through my education, and through my intelligence, which I think is important and the best way to deal with an issue.

A, surround yourself by positive people who will help you reach your goal and support you. And B, go for it!

I didn't want any degrees if all the ill-read literates and radio announcers and pedagogical dummies I knew had them by the peck.

You cannot skip the beginning and hope to reach the end. You will fall as soon as you get there

We were all survivors—every last one of us who limped our way out to the sidewalks that afternoon and spit in Death’s cold face.

When you love something, whether it's jam and cheese sandwiches or wearing your pyjamas as pants, you forget that it was ever anything other than commonplace.

Drawing is the honesty of art.

Reverence is a good thing, and part of its value is that the more we revere a man, the more sharply are we struck by anything in him (and there is always much) that is incongruous with his greatness.

I've always been passionate about what I do and want to do it well, ... My wife says she's a widow to the computer.

Leaders don’t complain about what’s not working. Leaders celebrate what is working and work to amplify it.

To find a good story, you’re generally going to find it in independent or lower budget movies... I wouldn’t mind doing a big budget movie if it had a great story.

It makes you feel good when a movie works. Usually when I see an old movie I've made, I say to myself, 'Oh God, why did I do this?' and 'Why didn't I change that?' and things like that.