Film Directors quotes

Because he could not afford to fail, he could not afford to trust.

The coverage of Central America in recent months points up one of the ugly truths about the American press: the better the news, the less of it you get. As the war began to turn against the Communist guerillas in El Salvador, there was a palpable dip in the attention paid to it.

I don't need the news. If they have a war, I figure someone will tell me.

True champions aren't always the ones that win, but those with the most guts.

Congress has not raised the minimum wage since 1997. The minimum wage is now at its lowest level in 50 years adjusted for inflation.

Truth must be sought at all costs, but separate isolated truths will not do. Truth is like life; it has to be taken on its entirety or not at all. . . . We must welcome truth even if it reproaches and inconveniences us -- even if it appears in the place where we thought it could not be found.

Therefore, your mistakes and your failures are blessings; opportunities for the best in parenting. And those who point out your mistakes are not your enemies, but the most valuable of friends.

A stair not worn hollow by footsteps is, regarded from its own point of view, only a boring something made of wood.

The Republic-of-China - back in the Olympic Games for the first time

I cannot think that espionage can be recommended as a technique for building an impressive civilization. It's a lout's game.