A fool harvests his opinions in the spring..

It's easier to be old than young. You make just as many blunders, but you've become much more adept at not recognizing them..

A child should have every advantage - including those taught by disadvantage..

How do we not rue the many unchosen paths in life? A blessed lack of imagination. There are enough real glories along any path to swamp our meager ab….

Success is less rare than the courage to attempt it..

Most aspiring screenwriters simply don't spend enough time choosing their concept. It's by far the most common mistake I see in spec scripts. The wri….

You must -- you MUST -- choose well..

Anger is a more noble emotion than indifference..

Self-esteem is the prize awarded by you to you for playing by your own rules - in which case, you'd think it would be easier to come by..

Talent is truth on display..

You should quit trying only after two conditions have been met: 1.) You've given yourself a legitimate shot. 2.) Trying is no longer fun..

Most will choose to leave someone who can't bear to see them go..

My lousy way of getting it done is better than your great way of not doing it..

You are an adult when, faced with important decisions, you choose to have more faith in yourself than anything else..

It seems quite proper to fear achievement, which, after all, is proof that you've successfully moved an experience from the delightfully anticipated ….

Human beings are compelled to adopt a belief system; some paradigm to provide meaning, purpose, and understanding to our lives. A quick survey of the….

In Hollywood, story content of movies follows a hierarchy of power, not the relative quality of various ideas. Hollywood does not lack for quality wr….

It is a rare man who can prevail in the face of comfort. Freedom is fragile and elusive, for rarely does the appreciation of it exceed the pleasure o….

Mistakes are the byproduct of action - and thus an accurate gauge of effort..

I'm tempted to say, 'Writing treatments is like designing a film by hiring six million monkeys to tear out pages of an encyclopedia, then you put the….

The resolve to diet is most easily summoned on a full stomach..