The point of life was to press on, to do the best you can, to make the world a better place.

Books and movies are different art forms with different rules. And because of that, they never translate exactly.

Giving your book to Hollywood is like turning your daughter over to a pimp.

Man is a creature of hope and invention, both of which belie the idea that things cannot be changed.

The only real difference between a wise man and a fool, Moore knew, was that the wise man tended to make more serious mistakes—and only because no one trusted a fool with really crucial decisions; only the wise had the opportunity to lose battles, or nations.

My life is a very simple life thank you

In battle, you forgive a man anything except an unwillingness to take risks. Sometimes you have to put it on the line.