What do you take me for? A fourteen karat sucker?

Never say no to an idea - you never know how that idea will ignite another idea.

However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

The great nations have always acted like gangsters, and the small nations like prostitutes.

The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good.

I do not always know what I want, but I do know what I don't want.

You're an idealist, and I pity you as I would the village idiot.

A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what's behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later.

Be suspicious of people who have, or crave, power. Never, ever go near power. Don't become friends with anyone who has real power. It's dangerous.

The very meaninglessness of life forces man to create his own meaning.

Every good citizen adds to the strength of a nation.

Something called 'the Oklahoma Standard' became known throughout the world. It means resilience in the face of adversity. It means a strength and compassion that will not be defeated.

Much that we call evil is really good in disguises; and we should not quarrel rashly with adversities not yet understood, nor overlook the mercies often bound up in them.

I'm enthusiastic and ambitious, and I work hard.

Every artist, to me, should know why they're doing what they're doing. You shouldn't create simply because it sounds good to you. That's not a real response to me.

Buy a steak for a player on another club after the game, but don't even speak to him on the field. Get out there and beat them to death.

If you get rid of a lot of the poseurs by destroying record companies, maybe it's a good trade-off.

Passivity can be a provoking modus operandi; Consider the Empire and Gandhi.

I don't eat meat, fish, or eggs. I was never a big meat-eater, but I've got more energy now.

Tears may soothe the wounds they cannot heal.