What you are is a man who means to be good, and undo the bad he's done, and that's as good as any man ever gets.

Among my most prized possessions are words that I have never spoken.

In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I also love him.

I've lived too long with pain. I won't know who I am without it

Ender Wiggin must believe that no matter what happens, no adult will ever, ever step in to help him in any way.

I need you to be clever, Bean. I need you to think of solutions to problems we haven't seen yet. I want you to try things that no one has ever tried because they're absolutely stupid.

Unemployment is capitalism's way of getting you to plant a garden.

We're like the wicked witch. We promise gingerbread, then eat the little brats alive.

Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space.

There's only one thing that will make them stop hating you. And that's being so good at what you do that they can't ignore you

There is more good writing and good acting in any ten minutes of Twister than in, say, all of Citizen Kane.

Keep the personal, personal and do not be guilty of spreading bad feelings.

Where the questions of religion are concerned people are guilty of every possible kind of insincerity and intellectual misdemeanor.

We give up the fort when there's not a man left to defend it.

He used to say that it was better to have one friend of great value than many friends who were good for nothing.

Frequently producers have partners that they never let the public know about.

The best physique I ever had was when I was ballet dancing.

These terrible sociologists, who are the astrologers and alchemists of our twentieth century.

All real programs contain errors until proved otherwise which is impossible.

Once I stopped trying to always do everything my way, and once I asked for God's help, things have truly gone a different direction.

Whatever your talent is, don’t be embarrassed by it. For the love of God, embrace it, share it, do what you want with it. It’s amazing, so never hide behind it.