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].

Re-examine all you have been told . . . Dismiss what insults your Soul. -Walt Whitman.

Re-examine all you have been told . . . Dismiss what insults your Soul. -Walt Whitman.

Profundity of thought belongs to youth, clarity of thought to old age.

Profundity of thought belongs to youth, clarity of thought to old age.

I think knowing what you cannot do is more important than knowing what you can.

I think knowing what you cannot do is more important than knowing what you can.

Temperance is a bridle of gold.

Temperance is a bridle of gold.

For an impenetrable shield, stand inside yourself.

For an impenetrable shield, stand inside yourself.

I thought so hard I got a headache.

I thought so hard I got a headache.

Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.

Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.

It is always in season for old men to learn.

It is always in season for old men to learn.