There's no such thing as perfect writing, just like there's no such thing as perfect despair.

Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so you shall become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil.

Time means a lot to me because you see I am also a learner and am often lost in the joy of forever developing.

The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.

My specialty is detached malevolence.

It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.

Who the hell wants fourteen pairs of shoes when they go on holiday? I haven't had fourteen pairs in my life.

In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director

The traditional ways were wrongly disowned by Christianity - in hindsight, medicine men were not demons but very important counsellors in the community.

If you talk bad about country music, it's like saying bad things about my momma. Them's fightin' words.

To the young people I say, you are a gift to your communities and indeed the world. You are our hope and our future.

There are no facts, only interpretations.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Being an intellectual creates a lot of questions and no answers.

I am not now That which I have been.

We can work together for a better world with men and women of goodwill, those who radiate the intrinsic goodness of humankind.

Human decency is not derived from religion. It precedes it.

It is wonderful when you don't have the fear, and a lot of the time I don't ... I focus on what needs to be done instead.

Advice to intellectuals: let no-one represent you.

Until we're educating every kid in a fantastic way, until every inner city is cleaned up, there is no shortage of things to do.

Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.