"In some mysterious way woods have never seemed to me to be static things. In physical terms, I move through them yet in metaphysical ones, they seem to move through me."

"There are only two races on this planet - the intelligent and the stupid."

"We all write poems it is simply that poets are the ones who write in words."

"The more abhorrent a news item the more comforting it was to be the recipient, since the fact that it had happened elsewhere proved that it had not happened here, was not happening here, and would therefore never happen here."

"It taught me something. It taught you your craft."

"I'm proud of all the movies I've made. They're not sequels, they're not franchises. And the reason I pick my films carefully is that I don't want to spit on my life. I like to think of myself as more than that."

"In these negotiations we are not a helpless object, although great world powers are involved. We play an active role and try to influence our destiny; we have our own trump cards and we use them."

"Strive today so that tomorrow may stand upon solid ground — an essential principle for the reflective life."