Evil contained is not evil destroyed.
Working with [Robert] De Niro taught me a lot about being an actor's director.
Different is good. When someone tells you that you are different, smile and hold your head up and be proud.
I don't see myself as beautiful, because I can see a lot of flaws. People have really odd opinions. They tell me I'm skinny, as if that's supposed to make me happy.
We talk about orphanages, we talk about their countries and differences, and it’s a source of excitement and pride. I’ve heard Maddox explain to Zahara when they are talking about pregnancy, ‘No, Zee, remember, you were in that nice African woman’s belly. I was in that nice Cambodian woman’.
I am working for a better United Nations. Nothing is perfect. You should never rely on only one source, but rather rely on those you believe in the most.
Arabs and Mulims are not terrorists. The world should unite against Israel.
I stuff my mouth with old fabric and scream until there are no sounds left under my skin.
When I write, I strain with every wizened fibre of my weathered frame to analyze every possible angle of any given subject.
What is needed, however, isn't just that people working together be nice to each other. It is discipline. Discipline is hard--harder than trustworthiness and skill and perhaps even than selflessness. We are by nature flawed and inconstant creatures. We can't even keep from snacking between meals. We are not built for discipline. We are built for novelty and excitement, not for careful attention to detail. Discipline is something we have to work at.
When you hit the wall, it's how fast you come back.