John Ruskin

The essence of lying is in deception, not in words.

That country is the richest which nourishes the greatest number of noble and happy human beings.

To make your children capable of honesty is the beginning of education.

While Obama might not push college education exclusively, like most Democrats he does oversell it and does shortchange the alternatives. And millions of young Americans pay the price.

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

It's very hard to play the straight lead girl and still make her sparkly and fun and real.