"In order to win, you have to be aggressive - with your car, with the racetrack, and with the competition. But you don't have to be stupid about it."

“I want to praise activists through the years. I praise those of the past as well, to have them honored.”

“A vital film that needed to be made at this point in history and has been made magnificently.”

“When you finish for the day, write a note reminding yourself of what you plan to do next. This helps you to remember today's great idea when you get back to work tomorrow.”

“As for politics, well, it all seemed reasonable enough. When the Conservatives got in anywhere, [Judge] Pepperleigh laughed and enjoyed it, simply because it does one good to see a straight, fine, honest fight where the best man wins. When a Liberal got in, it made him mad, and he said so,-not, mind you; from any political bias, for his office forbid it,-but simply because one can't bear to see the country go absolutely to the devil.”

“What's better, a poetic intuition or an intellectual work? I think they complement each other.”

“The artists who endure are the ones who stay focused even after they have reached the top of their profession.”

“If you give up, then you can never win again. Giving up is not an option. You cannot give up on anything.”

“What if history was changed? slavery reversed Would black ladies see white boys and clinch they purse?”