A warrior is free to be a hero and pull off daring do and the soldier is irresponsible if he does it.

Deal with the Devil if the Devil has a constituency - and don't complain about the heat.

It is perfectly okay to write garbage – as long as you edit brilliantly.

Watch out for a man whose enemies keep disappearing.

Culture is how biology responds and makes its living conditions better.

I most fear stupid people. Stupid people will do anything. Truly smart people will do only what is logical for them to do.

Trade isn't about goods. Trade is about information. Goods sit in the warehouse until information moves them.

Ignorance killed the cat; curiosity was framed!

Remember, constantly, that when you talk about 'tense of a subjunctive,' you're not talking about time. You're slipping through degrees of reality.

Average people didn't analyze what they thought: they thought they thought, and half of it was gut reaction.

For me the purest and truest art in the world is science fiction.

Anything can happen in Hollywood, even good things.

I don't believe in death.

To me cinema can be a much more friendly world if there's a lot of things to choose from.

When you are in the 8 o'clock position, you can either be a cultural phenomenon, or you're endangered. It's a tough time slot.

The most important of my discoveries have been suggested to me by failures.

I have often prayed for you like this Let me have her

You can, when Time is ripe, swope to your feet - at your full height - at a single gesture. Ready to go where? Why... Wherever God motions.

I wanted to make an image for myself as an outlaw type. A kind of rock 'n' roll sensibility.

It is only the oppressed who, by freeing themselves, can free their oppressors.

I want people to enjoy the fruits of their labors.