I am not interested in what is pleasant. I'm interested in what's useful.

Anyone can put paint on a canvas, but only a true master can bring the painting to life. Anyone can kill, but only a genius can make murder an art.

I certainly don’t buy into the idea that positive attitudes can somehow mysteriously directly influence physical health outcomes.

She understood she was far from perfect, but to even imagine that Jesus could step off the throne of heaven to die for someone so small and full of sin, it was hard to understand

Would you ask a man who bags groceries if he fears death not because it is death but because there are still some interesting groceries he would like to bag?

A lie is real; it aims at success. A liar is a realist.

I did [Henrik] Ibsen and [Anton] Chekhov for years. Obviously I didn't get the kind of recognition I have now. Somebody once told me, "You ride the horse the direction it's going."

Truth is a torch but a tremendous one. That is why we hurry past it, shielding our eyes, indeed, in fear of getting burned.

If you're going to be an artist, real life is your inspiration.

I think the sports industry and the music industry are all tied in together.

The essence of poetry is will and passion.