"The paradox of education is precisely this; that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated."

"The young think that failure is the Siberian end of the line, banishment from all the living, and tend to do what I then did - which was to hide."

"Education is indoctrination if you're white - subjugation if you're black."

"The primary distinction of the artist is that he must actively cultivate that state which most men, necessarily, must avoid the state of being alone."

"Let thoughts come and go like clouds across an undisturbed autumn sky. Such is the immutable nature of understanding."

"Nature is not human hearted."

"The nature of the movies is different than it was five years ago, and they're all driven by the possibilities of CGI, which means you can make anything happen on screen that you can possibly desire."

"Wisdom is the quiet art of recognizing what can be changed and releasing what cannot. Such is the immutable nature of understanding — an essential principle for the reflective life."