I just never let anything bother me, man. I know myself really well. Nobody's opinion of me can shake my opinion of myself.

People either know Alan Rudolph and love every single one of his films or they don't know him at all.

Neve Campbell

Dignity in a man may be more beautiful than a pretty face, but no one will ever respect his daughters.

Bauvard

Many of the rites of passage, those rituals of growing up found in our society, are in the form of such comic, practical joking affairs--which we ignore in the belief that they possess no deeper significance. Yet it is precisely in their being regarded as unimportant that they take on importance. For in them we ritualize and dramatize attitudes which contradict and often embarrass the sacred values which we proclaim through our solemn ceremonies and rituals of nationhood.

Ralph Ellison, on initiations at

The more unique your film is and unusual it is and difficult it is, the harder it is to get it financed. That's why a lot of good filmmakers are doing television. They do HBO movies.

David Cronenberg

Wealth, in even the most improbable cases, manages to convey the aspect of intelligence.

John Kenneth Galbraith

Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.

Plato

Dear motorist on the information superhighway. I'm sorry I do not have a car.

Eric San

Did I do a whole life's laughing in that little time?

Stephen R. Donaldson

On the shining yards of heavenSee a wider dawn unfurled. . . . The eternal slaves of beautyAre the masters of the world.

Bliss Carman

A team of giants needs giant pitchers who throw good ideas but every pitcher needs an outstanding catcher. Without giant catchers, the ideas of the giant pitchers may eventually disappear.

Max de Pree

The English are a dumb people. They can do great acts, but not describe them.

Thomas Carlyle

Today is a new day. Don't let your history interfere with your destiny! Let today be the day you stop being a victim of your circumstances and start taking action towards the life you want. You have the power and the time to shape your life. Break free from the poisonous victim mentality and embrace the truth of your greatness. You were not meant for a mundane or mediocre life!

Steve Maraboli