"It is not enough to be busy...." - Quote by Henry David Thoreau

“Be sure that you give the poor the aid they most need. If you give money, spend yourself with it, and do not merely abandon it to them. Often the poor man is not cold and hungry as he is dirty and ragged and gross. It is partly his taste, and not merely his misfortune.”

“The fate of the country does not depend on how you vote at the polls - theworst man is as strong as the best at that game; it does not depend on what kind of paper you drop into the ballot-box once a year, but on what kind of man you drop from your chamber into the street every morning.”

“In the student sensuality is a sluggish habit of mind.”

“... what you need more than anything in life is a definite position.”

“When you do nothing you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved you feel the sense of hope and accomplishment that comes from knowing you are working to make things better.”

“Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.”

“In order to become prosperous, a person must initially work very hard, so he or she has to sacrifice a lot of leisure time.”

“I don't watch a lot of films. I'm usually involved in making them.”

“Now, my masters, happy man be his dole, say I; every man to his business.”