Fundamentalism, in and of itself, is benign and can be personally beneficial, but the anger and prejudice generated by extreme beliefs can permanently damage your brain.

Consciousness is the ground of all being; everything is consciousness. Beyond that, definition is impossible because any way we may attempt to define it would limit consciousness.

The first thing we need to do is realize that some of our old beliefs are dysfunctional and no longer work, if indeed they ever did. If the desire to do that isn't there, there's nothing to do.

Scientists are the true driving force of civilization.

The unpublished manuscript is like an uncon-fessed sin that festers in the soul, corrupting and contaminating it.

U.S. officials never expected that 'we were going to open garages and find' weapons of mass destruction.

Screenplays are the hardest thing to try to get right. They look so simple when they work, but they really destroy your brain cells trying to get them there.

If you're looking for Mr. Perfect, you‟re going to spend your whole life being disappointed, because he doesn‟t exist. You have to get the best deal you can, but there will always be problems.

The only title in our democracy superior to that of President is the title of citizen.

I think not having a routine is what keeps me centered. I only have a routine when I am working.

There's a lot of rage you have to express it somehow. If I didn't express it in song, I'd become incredibly violent.

Your sixth sense should be your first sense.

I am a Christian in the only sense in which He wished anyone to be: sincerely attached to His doctrines in preference to all others.