The greatest films are those which show how society shapes man. The greatest plays are those which show how man shapes society.

It is said an eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent a sentence, to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him with the words, 'And this, too, shall pass away.' How much it expresses How chastening in the hour of pride How consoling in the depths of affliction

Abraham Lincoln

Whether you live in a city or a small town, and whether you drive a car, take the bus or ride a train, at some point in the day, everyone is a pedestrian.

Anthony Foxx

It helps to be able to be alone. 'Cuz writing is done alone, unless you collaborate, but I don't do that. Ask my ex-wife.

Dirk Benedict

Experience is that marvelous thing that enable you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.

Franklin P. Jones

We criticize mothers for closeness. We criticize fathers for distance. How many of us have expected less from our fathers and appreciated what they gave us more? How many of us always let them off the hook?

Ellen Goodman

There is a lot of interest in the arts, music, theatre, filmmaking, engineering, architecture and software design. I think we have now transitioned the modern-day version of the entrepreneur into the creative economy.

John Baldacci

The most beautiful thing you can wear is confidence.

Blake Lively

No good deed goes unpunished.(attributed aphorism)

Clare Boothe Luce, The Book of L

I personally have always found the Unitarian faith a source of comfort and help in my daily life.

Leverett Saltonstall

I've got heaps of dreams.

Abbie Cornish

I don't think as a creator that I could create an experience that truly feels interactive if you don't have something to hold in your hand, if you don't have something like force feedback that you can feel from the controller.

Shigeru Miyamoto

The waste basket is the writer's best friend.

Isaac Bashevis Singer