I will say that art may well be the only thing that lasts, so I guess it's worth trying.
In certain ways writing is a form of prayer.
You have come to the shore. There are no instructions.
Both art and faith are dependent on imagination; both are ventures into the unknown.
I'm not very good at praying, but what I experience when I'm writing a poem is close to prayer.
Nothing we do has the quickness, the sureness, the deep intelligence living at peace would have.
Grief is a hole you walk around in the daytime and at night you fall into it.
A lot of what I know as a filmmaker is because of hockey. That's teamwork, and being able to collaborate with people, and be creative with them, and get the most out of everybody. Everyone's got different talents, and you've got to bring out the best of everybody, and use your strengths and work together, and try and evolve it rather than do what was done before you, and to push into new areas.
The first step to becoming a more peaceful person is to have the humility to admit that, in most cases, you're creating your own emergencies. Life will usually go on if things don't go according to plan. It's helpful to keep reminding yourself and repeating the sentence, "Life isn't an emergency".
Nominee. A modest gentleman shrinking from the distinction of private life and diligently seeking the honorable obscurity of public office.
Paul Revere earned his living as a silversmith. But what do we remember him for? His volunteer work. All activism is volunteering in that it's done above and beyond earning a living and deals with what people really care passionately about. Remember, no one gets paid to rebel. All revolutions start with volunteers.