I am in favor of [actions] that have authenticity, roots, originality, verve, balance, taste, communicativeness, challenge, relevance to their time-in short, things that make sense.

It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must step up the stairs.

Follow the man who seeks the truth; run from the man who has found it.

Modern man must descend the spiral of his own absurdity to the lowest point; only then can he look beyond it. It is obviously impossible to get around it, jump over it, or simply avoid it.

Nothing is more powerful than individuals acting out of their own conscience.

Work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed.

Without commonly shared and widely entrenched moral values and obligations, neither the law, nor democratic government, nor even the market economy will function properly.

Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.

This is a confusing and uncertain period, when a thousand wise words can go completely unnoticed, and one thoughtless word can provoke an utterly nonsensical furor.

We must not be afraid of dreaming the seemingly impossible if we want the seemingly impossible to become a reality.

There are times when we must sink to the bottom of our misery to understand truth, just as we must descend to the bottom of a well to see the stars in broad daylight.

Gravity is a myth. In reality the earth sucks.

No. They believe we’re dumb animals. And they won’t contradict their bigotry by listening with their own ears.

Perseverance n.: A lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves a glorious success.

Praying with eyes wide open is the only way to pray without ceasing.

Joy is never in our power and pleasure often is

I haven't done improv since I was in middle school.

I think money isn't any good sitting around, so I spend some time in the shoe department at Saks.

I was always daydreaming about singing in big productions on Broadway.

When I write, it's purging for me. It's a therapeutic process.

It doesn't matter so much where the material comes from, as long as it's good.