A writer's work often reflects what he or she has been exposed to in life; experiences which are the groundwork of a poem or a story.

And this we should believe: that hope and volition can bring us closer to our ultimate goal: justice for all, injustice for no-one.

From the throes of inspiration and the eddies of thought the poet may at last be able to arrive at, and convey the right admixture of words and meaning.

Many men of science and poets have in their own manner, by various ways and means, and aided by others, sought unceasingly to create a more tolerable world for everyone.

In the world of the present, in our time, we feel that suffering, anguish, the torments of body and soul, are greater than ever before in the history of mankind.

You're in the democratic West now, lady. Anybody's as good as anybody else as long as he's got the dough to prove it.

A director in Hollywood in my time couldn't do what he wanted to do.

If you want more effective programmers, you will discover that they should not waste their time debugging, they should not introduce the bugs to start with.

The formula for a successful film is simple: good script, good direction, a dedicated cast and a fantastic crew. If you have all of these elements then the rest will fall into place.

I am not going to be dictated to by fans, certainly. I am dictated enough to by my record company to last me a million years.

I had very little confidence in myself as an actress.

My smiles don't result from good things, they result in good things.

Plain living and high thinking are no more. The homely beauty of the good old cause Is gone; our peace, our fearful innocence, And pure religion breathing household laws.