“It’s not a matter of how well can you make a movie. It’s how well can you make it under the circumstance, because there’s always circumstances. You cannot use that as an excuse.”

My success wasn’t based on how I could push down everybody that was around me. My success was based on how much I could push everybody up.

You don’t see the struggle part of a person’s life. You only see the success they have.

You have to find something that you love enough to be able to take risks.

May the Force be with you.

You can’t do it unless you can imagine it.

I regret not the things I have done, only those I have yet to do.

Everybody has talent, it’s just a matter of moving around until you’ve discovered what it is.

Ultimately the Force is the larger mystery of the universe. And to trust your feelings is your way into that.

So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous applause.

Star Wars has always struck a chord with people. There are issues of loyalty, of friendship, of good and evil… The theme came from stories and ideas that have been around for thousands of years.

I think as you grow up, you realize you have obligations just in your life – being a citizen, being part of humanity – to help other people, to help your country, to help the world.

The secret to film is that it’s an illusion.

Learning to make films is very easy. Learning what to make films about is very hard.

If you want to be successful in a particular field of endeavor, I think perseverance is one of the key qualities.

I want to live where I want to live, and I will make films because I love to make films.

That had always been my purpose: to get people back in touch with what makes us so valuable as a human race.

For, the circumference of one of these little Animals in water, is not so big as the thickness of a hair in a Cheese-mite.

The whole circumference of each of these streaks was about the thickness of a hair of one’s head. … all consisted of very small green globules joined together: and there were very many small green globules as well. [The earliest recorded observation of the common green alga Spyrogyra.]

But that external consummation is not given to many: nor is it necessary.

Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.

Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter.

Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power.

When you create circumstances together, when you try everything, then you can lose. But you need to show the importance.

If you so choose, even the unexpected setbacks can bring new and positive possibilities. If you so choose, you can find value and fulfillment in every circumstance.