We can't afford to be killing one another.

We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain - that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom - and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

Any man or institution that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose.

Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference.

Because of lack of moral principle, human life becomes worthless. Moral principles, truthfulness, is a key factor. If we lose that, then there is no future.

There is no retirement age for writers…

If you are overconfident, you may learn things the hard way.

In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism in a politics of hope?

Storytelling is storytelling. You still play by the same narrative rules. The technology is completely different. I don't use one piece of technology that I used when I started directing.

What we think, we become.

An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

I should tie myself to a particular system of society other than of socialism.