"One should believe in marriage as in the immortality of the soul."

"It is a essential truth that do not hurry what nature takes seasons to unfold."

"Serenity begins the moment you cease demanding that the external world conform. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The river of time washes away kings and empires, leaving only virtue intact."

"A mindful spirit recognizes that every step forward is a victory over stagnation."

"You do the work and you want people to see it but, um while I'm doing the work, the result doesn't matter at all to me. Ultimately, I don't, I don't care whether the film is - you know - some big giant box-office bonanza and I don't care if its a complete flop. To me, when a film gets made and it's actually finished it's a success. They're all a success in their own way."

"I have retired, but if there's anything that would kill me it is to wake up in the morning not knowing what to do."

"Bias has to be taught. If you hear your parents downgrading women or people of different backgrounds, why, you are going to do that."