To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his legacies and gives a faithful accounting to those whom he owes an obligation of trust.

I love readings and my readers but the din of voices of the audience gives me stage fright and the din of voices inside whisper that I am a fraud and that the jig is up. Surely someone will rise up from the audience and say out loud that not only am I not funny and helpful but I'm annoying and a phony.

I know some people say I can be funny. But there is always a deeper meaning to what I say. I am a socialist at heart and have the interests of the poor in mind. When people see how I manage to work my way out of tough situations it gives them hope in their own life.

I believe that if life gives you lemons you should make lemonade... And try to find somebody whose life has given them vodka and have a party.

Here's a news flash: No soldier gives his life. That's not the way it works. Most soldiers who make a conscious decision to place themselves in harm's way do it to protect their buddies. They do it because of the bonds of friendship - and it goes so much deeper than friendship.

False friendship like the ivy decays and ruins the walls it embraces but true friendship gives new life and animation to the object it supports.

The humor is essentially dark for a cartoon and sophisticated. But at the same time being a cartoon gives the writers more freedom than in a normal sitcom. It always pushes the line that despite human failings the Simpsons are really decent people.

School gives you the freedom to explore different philosophies religions aspects of yourself and subjects.

I used to think that if I had success I would have freedom. But I have less freedom now than I've ever had. And what gives me satisfaction is not the jewelry and not the cars. What gives me satisfaction is doing things for others like children.

People ask 'How does doing a film compare to doing an ad?' Well when you're doing a commercial you don't have to sell tickets. You have a captured audience. Which is actually completely rare and great it gives you a lot of freedom. When you make a film you have to do advertisements for the film.

That's part of American greatness is discrimination. Yes sir. Inequality I think breeds freedom and gives a man opportunity.

That's why I like fast film. It gives you more freedom to light more naturally.

I feel like my honesty gives people the freedom to talk about things they wouldn't otherwise.

But short films are not inferior just different. I think the short gives a freedom to film-makers. What's appealing is that you don't have as much responsibility for storytelling and plot. They can be more like a portrait or a poem.

Laying tracks gives you freedom without being too obvious.

I like repressed characters. That gives me a lot of freedom to make a lot of different choices through subtleties.

The only thing money gives you is the freedom of not worrying about money.

I love the freedom of movement that my phone gives me. That has definitely transformed my life.

Once I know people know who I am it gives me a lot of licence and freedom to behave in ways I wouldn't normally.

I've returned to being an amateur without any ties or strings attached which gives me a freedom I never had before.

But if you can create an honorable livelihood where you take your skills and use them and you earn a living from it it gives you a sense of freedom and allows you to balance your life the way you want.

You measure a democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists.

A just laicism allows religious freedom. The state does not impose religion but rather gives space to religions with a responsibility toward civil society and therefore it allows these religions to be factors in building up society.

Love does not claim possession but gives freedom.