What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld
There are many qualities that make a great leader. But having strong beliefs, being able to stick with them through popular and unpopular times, is the most important characteristic of a great leader. – Rudy Giuliani
I hadnt made a big-budget film, and in Hollywood theres a sort of man and boys situation. Youre a man, you make $80 million movies! As if its harder to make an $80 million movie. Well, I guess businesswise it is because you have more executives to argue with. – Gus Van Sant
The best of my education has come from the public library… my tuition fee is a bus fare and once in a while, five cents a day for an overdue book. You don’t need to know very much to start with, if you know the way to the public library. – Lesley Conger
