When you see people on the street, they're living in their phones. They aren't living where they are - they haven't got the energy of the past. And so it's something that needs to be reestablished.

I think that if you have a sense of the sacredness of nature and of human relations, I think you will be uplifted in some sort of spiritual elevation.

One of the biggest problems of our contemporary civilization is that there's been an interruption of transmission. People have no past in their present.

I work very hard to achieve simplicity, which is never natural, never spontaneous. It's always obtained at the price of a great effort.

I don't like things to be overcharged, because otherwise everyone starts getting nervous. I try to be very well organized. When I write the script, everything is already in there, like the decoupage.

The calling of an author is more than just to entertain, but also to share ones experiences with the world.

Academic failure contributes to poverty and poor health and undermines workforce productivity in ways that harm the entire society.

Males are simple creatures. If we can’t f**k it, we want to kill it.

To manifest your SoulMate you have to either invite others into your world or go out into their world. Either way, you have to open the door.

Goethe said there would be little left of him if he were to discard what he owed to others.

You cannot run a business, or anything else, on a theory.

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

I know my children will never have to say, 'Mom died of ovarian cancer.'

The reforms we seek would bring greater competition, choice, savings and inefficiencies to our health care system.

I often make movies that involve depression or deep holes of sadness, although there are also these other great things in 'New Moon,' like this epic set-piece at the end of the film in Italy.