A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return.

There are things you break that can't be put back together again. And Kashmir may be one of them.

Rock and roll music - the music of freedom frightens people and unleashes all manner of conservative defense mechanisms.

What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.

One of the extraordinary things about human events is that the unthinkable becomes thinkable.

Language is courage: the ability to conceive a thought, to speak it, and by doing so to make it true.

‘Respect for religion’ has become a code phrase meaning ‘fear of religion.’ Religions, like all other ideas, deserve criticism, satire, and, yes, our fearless disrespect.

In the cookie of life, friends are the chocolate chips.

Language upon a silvered tongue affords enchantment enough.

The whole story of migration and what that has done in interconnecting the planet is obviously something I've written about a lot.

faith without doubt is addiction

Why can't I just Google it like everything else?! I hate you public library system!

Creative activity could be described as a type of learning process where teacher and pupil are located in the same individual.

With compassion, we see benevolently our own human condition and the condition of our fellow beings. We drop prejudice. We withhold judgment.

My travels and everything that I do where travel has inspired and influenced not only the cooking that I do but also the restaurants that I create.

Being productive and being busy are not necessarily the same thing. Doing things won’t create your success; doing the right things will.

A little smile, a word of cheer, A bit of love from someone near, A little gift from one held dear, Best wishes for the coming year. These make a merry christmas!

Poetry is not a way of saying things; it's a way of seeing things.

Saying that you love is easy, but living up to those simple words is the most difficult thing you'll ever do.

When the mind is attuned to the cosmic law, all the laws of nature are in perfect harmony with the aspirations of the mind.

I'm willing to zap conservatives when they do things that are not libertarian.