"When ambition meets humility, we find that every ending is merely a new beginning in disguise."

"Time is the most impartial judge; it reveals all pretenses and rewards all patience. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together."

"Modern education has devoted itself to the teaching of impudence, and then we complain that we can no longer control our mobs."

"It's the movies that have really been running things in America ever since they were invented. They show you what to do, how to do it, when to do it, how to feel about it, and how to look how you feel about it."

"To question with sincerity is the first step toward dismantling dogma. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon."

"As we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence actually liberates others."

"There's a lot of great movies that have won the Academy Award, and a lot of great movies that haven't. You just do the best you can."