"Look at our society. Everyone wants to be thin, but nobody wants to diet. Everyone wants to live long, but few will exercise. Everybody wants money, yet seldom will anyone budget or control their spending."

"The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That's the day we truly grow up."

"A lack of realism in the vision today costs credibility tomorrow."

"There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. 'Good pride' represents our dignity and self-respect. 'Bad pride' is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance."

"What is genius but the power of expressing a new individuality?"

"Before 'Schindler's List,' I wouldn't have believed movies had a lot of power for social change."

"Our ability to handle life's challenges is a measure of our strength of character."

"The classic rule of thumb is that if you are an intellectual ideological magazine, you do better in opposition than you do if your views are reflected by people in power."