There's no good idea that cannot be improved on.

We cannot escape that Hollywood is in the middle of a wave of technological change. The current angst over all the implications of new entertainment technology is nothing new.

It is rare to find a business partner who is selfless. If you are lucky it happens once in a lifetime.

The movie business has always been like the wild-catting oil business. Everyone wants a gusher.

We have no obligation to make history. We have no obligation to make art. We have no obligation to make a statement. To make money is our only objective.

A brand is a living entity-and it is enriched or undermined cumulatively over time, the product of a thousand small gestures.

To punish failure is yet another way to encourage mediocrity.

Fear of failure is a far worse condition than failure itself, because it kills off possibilities.

Management is not a science, it is an art.

You either play by the rules, change the rules, or get out, altogether.

Recovering from failure is often easier than building from success.

Books have given me a magic portal to connect with people of the past and the present. I know I shall never feel lonely or powerless again.

The size of the tree you cut determines the weight with which you have to throw the axe.

To forgive another person means you have first condemned them. When we condemn others we condemn ourselves.

It doesn't matter at all for me that I work in hospital or anywhere with limited space. Every day, I'm creating new works with all my might.

The places where trails do not exist are not well marked.

The only people who need degrees are dentists and brain surgeons.

To be understanding is more important than to be right.

Race and class are extremely reliable indicators as to where one might find the good stuff, like parks and trees, and where one might find the bad stuff, like power plants and waste facilities.

Two things help to keep one's job. First, let the boss think he's having his own way. Second, let him have it.

I think my best years are ahead of me and that's exciting.