John Ruskin

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

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

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

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

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

The thing about great poetry is we have no defenses against it.