Human character is smaller now, people don't have durable passions; they've replaced passions with excitement.

Humankind struggles with collective powers for its freedom, the individual struggles with dehumanization for the possession of his soul.

A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.

There are evils that have the ability to survive identification and go on for ever... money, for instance, or war.

Associate with the noblest people you can find; read the best books; live with the mighty; but learn to be happy alone.

I am a phoenix who runs after arsonists.

You can spend the entire second half of your life recovering from the mistakes of the first half.

Everybody needs his memories. They keep the wolf of insignificance from the door.

A man is only as good as what he loves.

When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice.

Whoever wants to reach a distant goal must take small steps.

I don't know why I feel so crazy...I feel like I'm going through a stargate. Maybe it's the diet pills. Maybe it's Buddha.

We are here to advance the cause of women and to advance the cause of democracy and to make it absolutely clear that the two are inseparable.

You'd be sick if you saw my adidas collection...you would be physically sick if you saw it. I'm not gonna say where it is.

In vain we call old notions fudge, And bend our conscience to our dealing; The Ten Commandments will not budge, And stealing will continue stealing.

I think in music there is just something inherently spiritual in singing together and harmonizing, and gospel is the truest form of that.

One of the things I've been working on for the past few months is a radical simplification of the interface.

Another show I really enjoyed working on was Raising The Bar. I did four or five episodes of that show.

Emma Rothschild's magnificently researched and lucidly written book reveals the many connections and layers of empire without in any way undermining the less edifying aspects of empire.

That's something that is almost part of being human and I'm certain that will continue.

The climbing as a whole is not very esthetic or enjoyable; it is merely difficult.