People do whatever they want to do, y'know.

Sometimes you just have to bite your upper lip and put sunglasses on.

What's money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.

If you want to keep your memories, you first have to live them.

All I can do is be me, whoever that is.

People have a hard time accepting anything that overwhelms them.

Your heart is like the ocean, mysterious and dark.

People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent.

Behind every beautiful thing, there's some kind of pain.

You need something to open up a new door, to show you something you seen before but overlooked a hundred times or more

How many times can a man turn his head, and pretend that he just doesn't see?

"Mommy we're not going to be poor again are we?" "Not as long as you have that rare blood type."

After people have repeated a phrase a great number of times, they begin to realize it has meaning and may even be true.

I always feel like one of the guys and very unintimidated.

I do not see eye to eye with the camera.

A story comes into your head fully formed, you know exactly the place, the setting, the people. All you've got to do is get it our and written as soon as you possibly can.

It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading.

There is one—how would you put it—loophole.” “Loophole? More like a giant cavern if I have wings.

A satisfactory translation is not always possible, but a good translator is never satisfied with it. It can usually be improved. (Newmark)

Finally, I truly believe that each of us must find meaning in our work. The best work happens when you know that it's not just work, but something that will improve other people's lives.

If we care about the average working American, then Wal-Mart matters. A lot.