They say that to know oneself is to know all there is that is human. But of course no one can ever know himself. Nothing human is fully calculable

A fear of the unknown: what was that called?Worse yet: a fear of the known.

America, where thanks to Congress, there are forty million laws to enforce the Ten Commandments.

The finest teaching touches in a student a spring neither teacher nor student could possibly have preconceived.

Compassion, forgiveness, these are the real, ultimate sources of power for peace and success in life

The grace of God is courtesy.

A long time ago, I made me a rule. I let people do what they want to do.

Some people would break the rules to get things done and some wouldn't; it was simple as that. John didn't have much use for the latter.

Being an artist, it's always tempting to measure success through other people's eyes, be they critics, journalists or audiences.

Miloš Forman is a great director; Jim Brooks is a wonderful writer and director.