"It is a radiant truth that an idea is a delicate seed; water it with curiosity and protect it from cynicism."

"Clear thinking requires courage even more than intellect. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows."

"Vision without execution is fantasy; execution without vision is chaos. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a profound truth that a quiet mind perceives the subtle truths that noisy ambitions constantly drown out."

"There are two things in life for which we are never truly prepared: twins."

"Everybody's worried about stopping terrorism. Well, there's a really easy way: stop participating in it."

"Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life."

"Over the years with movies, I've given directors notes."