"There's a lot of dopes in life, and in film school. The interesting people are usually easy to find."

“When I miss class for one day, I know it. When I miss class for two days, my teacher knows it. When I miss class for three days, the audience knows it.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

“A writing teacher once told me that the most successful movies and books were simple plots about complex characters. You should be able to articulate your concept in a couple of lines.”

“The challenge to America is to extend to Asia the defensive shield of American power in forms consonant with Asian freedom and self-respect.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone's soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd.”

“If you have a dream of writing, that's wishful thinking. If you have a commitment to writing, that's the way to make your dreams come true.”

“What's fame? a fancy'd life in other's breath. A thing beyond us, even before our death.”

“I see the things and people and events in my daily world as an endless succession of paintings.”

“It was being a runner that mattered, not how fast or how far I could run. The joy was in the act of running and in the journey, not in the destination. We have a better chance of seeing where we are when we stop trying to get somewhere else. We can enjoy every moment of movement, as long as where we are is as good as where we'd like to be. That's not to say that you need to be satisfied forever with where you are today. But you need to honor what you've accomplished, rather than thinking of what's left to be done (p. 159).”

Source : John Bingham (2002). “No Need for Speed: A Beginner's Guide to the Joy of Running”, p.159, Rodale