As publishing has become less expensive, the urge to write my own self has become the opportunity to publish my own self. Everyone now can afford to preach in the desert.

The truly cultured are capable of owning thousands of unread books without losing their composure or their desire for more.

Wealth is above all an accumulation of possibilities

The probability of finding a particular book increases in relation to the clarity of the store's focus, the diligence and shrewdness of the bookseller, and the size of the business.

The truth is that we're at a critical juncture in the history of our species and if we don't act soon, we could inhabit a world we don't recognize anymore.

An evil for these times destined to move through the world in handsome human guise.

Her father picks different names for her as they change locales, but he uses Miranda often, presumably because he knows how much it annoys her.

These are Gerald Celente's three Gs: gold, guns and a getaway plan.

My goal is to win the belt, whoever it's on. I'm not gonna settle for anything less.

Be collaborative. I've had some of my best experiences with directors who were able to sit down and have a conversation and ask me what I thought.

The secret of life does not lie in its chemical basis . . . Life succeeds precisely because it evades chemical imperatives.

Until I was about 14, I was a fat boy, or at least I looked like a fat boy. I think that being funny was a bit of a defence mechanism for me, so I ended up being a bit of a joker.

Sleeping is the height of genius

The poets did not win; the philosophers surrendered.