A man touched me: his hand... my thigh. I touched him too: my fist... his jaw.

Even today, in our progressive times, in most movies that come out, the men have to have biceps and the women have to be thin or something.

My dad never blew anything up, but he probably had friends who did. He and my mom have always preached that the pen is mightier than a Molotov cocktail.

It's less about what you do and more about who you are doing it with.

Media used to be one way. Everyone else in the world just had to listen. Now the internet is allowing what used to be a monologue to become a dialogue. I think that's healthy.

If you're going to put yourself above everybody else, you might end up alone.

The Sun is such a lonely star. Whenever he comes out to see his friends, they all disappear.

The most valiant thing you can do as an artist is inspire someone else to be creative.

If you know which way the current is going, you can use it to your advantage.

The Internet is allowing us to get back to what's really more natural, which is that storytelling is a shared thing. It's our natural way to be communal.

When I was Younger, I wanted to be something.Now, I just want to be younger.

They say that a man is as faithful as his options, and in this moment I know it to be true. So I switched the phone off. It's too much. Even Jesus only had three temptations.

The key is to get to know people and trust them to be who they are. Instead, we trust people to be who we want them to be - and when they're not, we cry.

The wise have always said the same things, and fools, who are the majority have always done just the opposite.

Universities are very clarifying places of power, because everyone is focused on trying to figure out exactly what to do with their lives.

Why cover the same ground again? ... It goes against my grain to repeat a tale told once, and told so clearly.

For my stand-up, I always have my notebook with me and if something strikes me, I'll write it down.

Don't fight your problem. Know that there is a solution.

I followed most of the 80's bands into the 90's as most of those folks who hadn't moved away were all still active. However, there was a point when I lost track of the new bands coming up.

Whenever you experience stress of any kind, look into yourself and ask, In what way am I compromising my innermost values in this situation?

In a lot of ways, the way you're making your bread and butter is off people who aren't necessarily who you're writing for.