The virtuous man takes the middle road between the two extremes, making a point of being respectful of his own ideas without changing his personality or style.

Trust yourself and try not to get lured off course by conflicting opinions that don't seem to sit right with you.

There's no ideology, only people.

I’d recommend learning to accept rejection. Become friends with rejection. Be nice to rejection, because it’s a huge part of being a writer, no matter where you are in your career.

To reach the height of our ambition is like trying to reach the rainbow; as we advance it recedes.

This is not a peace. It is an armistice for twenty years.

Do what makes you happy! It's that simple.

I'm very concerned for the future of the earth and its amazing creatures. We've got to be careful and make sure we don't foul our own nest

That's as good as money, sir. Those are I.O.U.s.

Great architecture has only two natural enemies: water and stupid men.

Hell was made for the inquisitive.

If you think about my filmography, I have never done a movie that a kid could go see, except for Iron Giant, and I'm not even on the screen.