A psychiatrist is a man who goes to the Folies-Bergere and looks at the audience.

If you wish to know the truth, read the holy Scriptures.

An effective life is a fulfilled one

Of course there is no veneer, the process is one of growth, and primitiveness and civilization are degrees of the same thing. If civilization has an opposite, it is war.

So there’s a freeing up that happens when I can go into that storytelling mode...It isn’t about how much sense you make, it is about how compelling you are. (interview)

My beauty doesn’t lie between my thighs.

My dad became a soap opera actor, and I was an extra in a skating rink scene on the soap. I didn't audition. It was nepotism all the way.

Maximum difficulty isn't the same as optimal difficulty.

Cover the canvas at the first go, then work at it until you see nothing more to add.

Remain open to as much input as possible.

If you are not willing to own a stock for 10 years, do not even think about owning it for 10 minutes.