The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity.

The genius of the United States is not best or most in its executives or legislatures, nor in its ambassadors or authors or colleges, or churches, or parlors, nor even in its newspapers or inventors, but always most in the common people.

Now I see the secret of making the best person: it is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth.

Nothing endures but personal qualities.

Freedom - to walk free and own no superior.

I have learned that to be with those I like is enough.

In an artwork you're always looking for artistic decisions, so an ashtray is perfect. An ashtray has got life and death.

Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death.

Death be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so. For, those, whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow. Die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me.

Art is the tree of life. Science is the tree of death.

A complainer is like a Death Eater because there's a suction of negative energy. You can catch a great attitude from great people.

My attitude about Hollywood is that I wouldn't walk across the street to pull one of those executives out of the snow if he was bleeding to death. Not unless I was paid for it. None of them ever did me any favors.