The improvement of forest trees is the work of centuries. So much more the reason for beginning now.

Man is everywhere a disturbing agent. Wherever he plants his foot, the harmonies of nature are turned to discords.

Man has too long forgotten that the earth was given to him for usufruct alone, not for consumption, still less for profligate waste.

The great question, whether man is of nature or above her.

Sight is a faculty; seeing is an art.

Wherever modern Science has exploded a superstitious fable or even a picturesque error, she has replaced it with a grander and even more poetical truth.

You have to let go of what is holding you back.

We parked our bikes on verges so they could graze.

If I could write the beauty of your eyesAnd in fresh numbers number all your graces, The age to come would say 'this poet lies! Such heaven never touched earthly faces

When it comes to the American dream, no one has a corner on the market. All of us have an equal chance to share in that dream.

One of the biggest issues for me is campaign finance reform.

We miss a lot in life because we don't know when to quit, what to leave out.

Armor is heavy, yet it is a proud burden, and a man standeth straight in it.

The rebuilding of Iraq has been terrible.

I have an interest in giving people a cathartic experience, and making them look at homeless people differently, and making them question how they judge people, in general.

It seems that the small movies are a little more risky and cutting-edge. You've got your big commerce and you've got your small films that you're more passionate about.