But replacing hunger for divine connection with Double Stuf Oreos is like giving a glass of sand to a person dying of thirst. It creates more thirst, more panic.

Once you discover freedom, you want to capture it, never let it go.

Most of us are so enthralled with the scary tigers in our minds--our stories of loneliness, rejection, grief--that we don't realize they are in the past. They can't hurt us anymore.

When you run with the bulls, it's no use walking.

Conclusions from observations are unreliable, only the mind can come nearer to to the truth. Thus, in some ways, philosophy is more important than science.

As long as I can stay competitive and have fun doing what I'm doing, I guess I'll keep doing it.

Avoid self-righteousness like the devil- nothing is so self-blinding.

My attitude is, I am not a lawyer; I am not a doctor; I am not a scientist. I am a filmmaker and I want to present what each side is saying and let the viewer come to their own conclusion.

Our inventions mirror our secret wishes.

Why do I feel like something's missing in my life without them and they don't feel the same about me?

Build a dream and the dream will build you.

The reality is, the United States has global interests. Our defense budget is about the same as the defense budgets or military budgets of every other country in the world put together.

I think sometimes songwriting becomes diluted when you have lots of components to mask a lack of core.