Being in nature is inspiring. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania and spent countless hours of my youth wandering the woods in awe of the beauty that exists all around us.

Look to see the best in everyone - especially in those who refuse to do the same. Perhaps your kindness will break someone's shell or be a catalyst to change their mind.

I have spent many years holding so tightly to things - wants, desires, etc. - but inevitably, they or something even better only arrives when I release the grasp.

Life is ever evolving. The only certainty is change.

When parents neglect their responsibility to correct and discipline their children society suffers. The results are crimes and harm committed against others.

The most common emotional defense is avoidance (an ineffective coping skill for any stressor) as expressed through denial (e.g., "That wasn't really bad, I barely remember it").

No sapient could sustain happiness all of the time, just as no one could live permanently within anger, or boredom, or grief.

Every writer should know their target. Aim for the heart ~ hit that and all which follows is sheer ecstasy.

I particularly value conversations which are meetings on the borderline of what I understand and what I don't, with people who are different from myself.

The greatest evil which fortune can inflict on men is to endow them with small talents and great ambitions.

Having grown up in Bombay, from the day youre born, you have absolute freedom to choose who you want to be.

Law is stable the societies we are speaking of are progressive. The greater or less happiness of a people depends on the degree of promptitude with which the gulf is narrowed.

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.

I don't want to become an ivory tower filmmaker. That sounds peculiar, but I want to be a mainstream filmmaker. I want the largest possible audience that I can find - but, of course, on my terms.