The measure of a society is its compassion.

A daughter without her mother is a woman broken. It is a loss that turns to arthritis and settles deep into her bones.

Vietnam...war...it did something to us. Or maybe not. Maybe the bad seeds were always in me, and war gave them a dark place in which to grow.

A WOMAN'S PLACE IS IN THE HOUSE...AND THE SENATE.

Caro: "Bite me."Ruby: "I gave that up in kindergarten.

A generous donor (who had no doubt lived a life that imperiled his mortal soul) had granted [the Sisters] more than one hundred waterfront acres.

Life is hell, at some point we all just have to get used to it.

Kindness is something that should always be passed on.

What is more enthralling to the human mind than this splendid boundless colored mutability!-Life in the making?

Up is never where you are now.

When I was a kid, I used to watch 'Laurel and Hardy' with my cousins all the time. I still think they're extremely funny and so surreal.

You are your own scriptwriter and the play is never finished, no matter what your age or position in life.

If we do not do something to help these creatures, we make a mockery of the whole concept of justice.

"Do little pink fairies sing and dance in your world, Peabody?" "Sometimes, when it's very quiet and no one else can see."

My take on the torture thing and even drones is: If we're going to get into assassination and torture, the second question is the morality, but the first is the effectiveness of it.

Big hooks have always been a part of American movie-making. So, to make a movie where you're just driving story through the characters without a high-concept is a challenge.