When others asked the truth of me, I was convinced it was not the truth they wanted, but an illusion they could bear to live with.

There never yet have been, nor are there now, too many good books.

Martin Luther King Jr.

It is not the literal past, the facts of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in language.

Brian Friel

The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.

Benjamin Franklin

The only man who behaves sensibly is my tailor he takes my measure anew every time he sees me, whilst all the rest go on with their old measurements, and expect them to fit me.

George Bernard Shaw

A movie like House of the Dead with around $7 million budget or Alone in the Dark with around $16 million budget are much easier to make profit than the typical $50 million major motion picture.

Uwe Boll

I know this is kind of corny, but we thought about renewing our vows again because I think my mom would really love it if we did that in Arkansas, where I came from.

Mary Steenburgen

The Good Humor man can only be pushed so far.

Nancy Cartwright

To achieve anything, you must be prepared to dabble on the boundary of disaster.

Stirling Moss

The worse they are the more they see beauty in each other.

Alan Hollinghurst

In peace there's nothing so becomes a man as modest stillness and humility; but when the blast of war blows in our ears, then imitate the actions of the tiger; stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood, disguise fair nature with hard-favor'd rage.

William Shakespeare

I devoutly believe it is the writer who has matured the film medium more than anyone else in Hollywood. Even when he knew nothing about his work, he brought at least knowledge of life and a more grown-up mind, a maturer feeling about the human being.

Dudley Nichols

A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.

Arnold H. Glasow