I came to Hollywood originally writing comedy and writing satire.

I think the War on Terror has succeeded in creating more terror, more terrorists, a less safe America, and a less safe world.

The average development time for a Hollywood movie is nine years. Nine years for a studio film. And a lot of what you do is abstract.

Boys Shack, MEN build homes

We all want to be seen not for the choices we made ten years ago, but for who we are today.

There is no reality except the one contained within us.

I think people are propelled towards violence, and what propels them is much more interesting than the actual act of violence itself.

Some people go into tantra with the idea, sort of an intellectual approach, that now they can just do everything and stay high. That doesn't work at all.

Kind words cost little, but accomplish much.

Money won't ever make you happy, nor was it ever meant to. Happiness comes from within. Money at best will make you more comfortable.

Every act of energy conservation... is more than just common sense: I tell you it is an act of patriotism.

Still water does not only run deep. It runs dangerously.

Efficient management without effective leadership is, as one individual phrased, it, "like straightening deck chairs on the Titanic".