If I seem to wander, if I seem to stray, remember that true stories seldom take the straightest way.

I dress the way I want. I don't pretend to be someone I'm not..

It used to be that nobody would really argue with a woman, because what she thought (unless it was by way of providing helpful comments about one's o….

It is not the evil itself which is horrifying about our times – it is the way we not only tolerate evil, but have made a cult of positively worshippi….

One always talks of surrendering to nature. There is also such a thing as surrendering to the picture..

I never make studies from nature. They would get in the way. I make use of my mind..

We cannot be effective if we continue to cling to the old ways, the old strategies, the old assumptions..

The best way to avoid a bad action is by doing a good one, for there is no difficulty in the world like that of trying to do nothing..

We've got to find ways of confronting the issues that divide - and at the heart of cultural issues, you often find religions..

I wanted people to connect with the lyrics, even if it's in some weird way, because they're all personal..

African history is filled with experiences of people shooting their way to power and then splintering into factions, like in Somalia and Liberia..

That which is horrifying to you don't do to anybody else..

Never aim to be proactive with your day. That way, if you end up getting stuff done, you’re never disappointed..

All you have to do is do a little bit of research and a floodgate of material comes your way..

If the stories don't come from the inside out, then Bridget [Jones] is not being true to herself and it's very important to me that she stays that wa….

Stravinskys music, hard, cold, unsentimental, enormously brilliant and virtuous, was now the favorite of my postadolescence. In a different way it ac….

You know, I grew up on romantic comedies, and it's hard to find a new way to tell that story..

I am convinced that it is the light and the way..

I really don't limit myself in any way. I just search for great flavors and marriages wherever they come from..

People who cannot think in an orderly way are apt to suppose themselves more imaginative than others..

Fear attracts attack..