Also because I'm ambiguously ethnic looking, you know, I come to New York and I can be anything. People generally think I'm half of whatever they are.

Everybody likes to have a place to think, to meditate, to eat a burrito.

If you let people into your life a little bit, they can be pretty damn amazing.

He loved her, of course, but better than that, he chose her, day after day. Choice: that was the thing.

Life is a constant struggle between being an individual and being a member of the community.

If you teach kids how to tell stories, they have a better chance at everything.

What kind of life can you have in a house without books?

Don't live up to your stereotypes.

When you resort to violence to prove a point, you’ve just experienced a profound failure of imagination.

If one reads enough books one has a fighting chance. Or better, one's chances of survival increase with each book one reads.

Do you know why the Indian rain dances always worked? Because the Indians would keep dancing until it rained.

If we aren't willing to do whatever is required, " he said finally, "then we risk losing what we have been mandated to protect.

Do it for yourself. The universe will be around to collect its cut later.

Families help us learn what unconditional love is

There's no short-cut to becoming strong. Even if you try to look strong on the outside, that thin layer will soon fall off.

It takes an intelligent ear to listen to Jazz.

An observant child should be put in the way of things worth observing.

The secret to winning a woman is calculated neglect.

I was watching 'Up In The Air' and I thought, 'Jesus, who's the old gray-haired guy?' And it was me. I never wear makeup for movies and now it's starting to show.

The prettier. Now fight for it.

My own idea of a $5,500 .45 auto is a used Volkswagon with a Glock 30 in the glove box.