I had no more need of God than He had of me, and if there were one, I often said to myself, I would meet Him calmly and spit in His face.

If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.

Whatever there be of progress in life comes not through adaptation but through daring.

In expanding the field of knowledge we but increase the horizon of ignorance.

A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition.

The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.

It is with the soul that we grasp the essence of another human being, not with the mind, nor even with the heart.

either you take in believing in miracles or you stand still like the hummingbird.

Chaos is the score upon which reality is written.

Art is only a means to life, the life more abundant. It merely points the way.

Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything - except his own nature.

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.

About the only person we ever heard of that wasn't spoiled by being lionized was a Jew named Daniel.

I try to only work with people whose craft I believe in.

You're in a profession in which absolutely everybody is telling you their opinion, which is different. That's one of the reasons George Lucas never directed again.

We write about what we don't know about what we know.

My father was a good preacher and had a little bit of drama.

When the situations seem impossible, the best thing you can do is to think the opposite!

If I'm tired of me, I'm sure the public is as well.

I am a total loser, in every aspect of my life. I rarely go out. I have a great family and we spend all our time together. I work hard and play hard with them.

Maybe it’s sad that these are now memories. And maybe it’s not sad.