Dreams are the touchstones of our character.

Dreams are the touchstones of our character.

Success is not something I've wrapped my brain around. If people go to those movies, then yes, that's true, big-time read more

Success is not something I've wrapped my brain around. If people go to those movies, then yes, that's true, big-time success. If not, it's much ado about nothing. [On the prospects for his 1997 movies The Rainmaker and Good Will Hunting].

One is taught by experience to put a premium on those few people who can appreciate you for what you read more

One is taught by experience to put a premium on those few people who can appreciate you for what you are.

As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the read more

As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves. -Mahatma Gandhi.

Good questions outrank easy answers.

Good questions outrank easy answers.

When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old read more

When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.

I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that.

I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that.

You live with your thoughts -- so be careful what they are.

You live with your thoughts -- so be careful what they are.

An unexamined life is not worth living.

An unexamined life is not worth living.