Henry Ward Beecher

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess it.

The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy.

What makes knowledge automatic is what gets you to Carnegie Hall - practice, practice, practice.

I'm interested in the psychological exploration of human nature, and it just happens to come in the form of film-making.

Why do men fight who were born to be brothers?