Roger Ebert, R.I.P.

I was sorry to hear of the death of the film critic, Roger Ebert. I admired him greatly for his long and courageous battle with a debilitating and disfiguring form of cancer. He was also a longtime advocate for equality for all, fighting for rights for women, minorities, and gays, and we can never afford to lose people like that. Here are some of his best quotes. My own favorite is the “worth more to get out” one. Think how much improved our world would be if we all followed his kindness philosophy.
“No good film is too long and no bad movie is short enough.”
“Kindness covers all of my political beliefs. No need to spell them out. I believe that if, at the end, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do. To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try. I didn’t always know this and am happy I lived long enough to find it out.”
“Every great film should seem new every time you see it.”
“No matter what they're charging to get in, it's worth more to get out.”
“To say that George Lucas cannot write a love scene is an understatement; greeting cards have expressed more passion.”
“If you have to ask what it symbolizes, it didn't.”
“If he's going to persist in making bad movies, he's going to have to grow accustomed to reading bad reviews.” -- referring to Rob Schneider in “Deuce Bigelow: European Gigolo.”
“"Doing research on the Web is like using a library assembled piecemeal by pack rats and vandalized nightly.”