The family unit is the institution for the systematic production of mental illness.

The idea is to die young as late as possible.

The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us.

The Good Book - one of the most remarkable euphemisms ever coined.

The only measure of what you believe is what you do. If you want to know what people believe, don't read what they write, don't ask what they believe, just observe what they do.

The idea of "race" represents one of the most dangerous myths of our time.

The loving touch, like music, often utters the things that cannot be spoken.

Intellect without humanity is not good enough...what the world is suffering from at the present time is not so much an overabundance of intellect as an insufficiency of humanity.

By virtue of being born to humanity, every human being has a right to the development and fulfillment of his potentialities as a human being.

The ability to play is one of the principal criteria of mental health.

Human beings are the only creatures who are able to behave irrationally in the name of reason.

How many times must hope die before tears were too deep to bear?

The very ingredients that nurture love - mutuality, reciprocity, protection, worry, responsibility for the other - are sometimes the very ingredients that stifle desire.

The State is not force alone. It depends upon the credulity of man quite as much as upon his docility. Its aim is not merely to make him obey, but also to make him want to obey.

In books, or work, or healthful play.

None of us are perfect, and we all make mistakes. But the American people are a very forgiving people.

Doing the big budget films really makes you appreciate doing movies like Shelter. It's because this is like doing theater, you just have to hit the ground running

Rock 'n' Roll might not solve your problems, but it does let you dance all over them

The Last Airbender is an agonizing experience in every category I can think of and others still waiting to be invented.

You can act in five, six, or seven films in the time it takes to direct one film.

If you are going to succeed, you must deal with what caused you to fail