The magic doesn't come from within the director's mind, it comes from within the heart of the actors. 

Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest.

My son has died of AIDS.

Love is an endless mystery, for it has nothing else to explain it.

Writing is my love. If you love something, you find a lot of time. I write for two hours a day, usually starting at midnight; at times, I start at 11.

Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. 

When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. 

All wars signify the failure of conflict resolution mechanisms, and they need post-war rebuilding of faith, trust and confidence.

If you're white and you're wrong, then you're wrong; if you're black and you're wrong, you're wrong. People are people. Black, blue, pink, green - God make no rules about color; only society make rules where my people suffer, and that why we must have redemption and redemption now.

Molality which depends upon the helplessness of a man or woman has not much to recommend it. Morality is rooted in the purity of our hearts.

One strength of the communist system of the East is that it has some of the character of a religion and inspires the emotions of a religion.

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.