“In oneself lies the whole world and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your hand. Nobody on earth can give you either the key or the door to open, except yourself.”

“'Star Wars' is fun, its exciting, its inspirational, and people respond to that. It's what they want.”

“We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone.”

“I wanted to do something inspirational for my children.”

“Lee's great gifts are teaching and inspirational guidance, not administration and management.”

“Of all human activities, man's listening to God is the supreme act of his reasoning and will.”

“The only thing that ultimately matters is to eat an ice-cream cone, play a slide trombone, plant a small tree, good God, now you're free.”

“Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.”

“President Obama called for a 'we' nation in his Inauguration Address. Art convenes. It is not just inspirational. It is aspirational. It pricks the walls of our compartmentalized minds, opens our hearts and makes us brave. And that's what we need most in our country today.”