"If anyone were to ask me what..." - Quote by Eleanor Roosevelt

“America is all about speed. Hot, nasty, bad-ass speed.”

“Perhaps the basic thing which contributes to charm is the ability to forget oneself and be engrossed in other people.”

“Somehow we must be able to show people that democracy is not about words, but action.”

“Art is the highest task and the proper metaphysical activity of this life.”

“I don't want to fail, of course. But even though I didn't know how bad things really were, I still had a lot to think about before I said yes. I had to consider the implications for Pixar, for my family, for my reputation. I decided that I didn't really care, because this is what I want to do. If I try my best and fail, well, I've tried my best.”

“Before death takes away what you are given, give away what there is to give.”

“Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.”

“I grew up in a sad, depressed place. I got out. Poetry saved my life.”

“Affirmation of the world, which means affirmation of the will-to-live that manifests itself around me, is only possible if I devote myself to other life.”