The human species' foremost task and unshakable duty is survival.

Calvin: Why are you crying mom?Mom: I'm cutting up an onion.Calvin: It must be hard to cook if you anthrpomorphisize your vegetables.

Sometimes our fate – our destiny turns out to be something we had never thought of.

All seems infected that th' infected spy, As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.

Where would you like to live? In a state of conflict or a conflicted state?

There is absolutely nothing in what Jesus himself or his early followers taught that suggests you can decide just to enjoy forgiveness at Jesus' expense and have nothing more to do with him.

The psyche is highly flammable material. So we are always wrapping things in asbestos, keeping our images and fantasies at arm's length because they are so full of love

Negative people are worse than negative occurrences. The argument is over in ten minutes - the person may hang around for years.

Every kid needs to say, 'I want what my mom and dad have.’

All I can do is try to do the best work I can. I need to work, I like to work... although I complain about it, but I do like it - and I just need to make the best film I can.

Retirement wasn't a reward at the end of a well-run career ... it was a void surrounded by endless dull hours, haunted by memories of work.