I have a cycle that is not particularly cool, but it's a cycle: trash myself to reward myself.

35 million people in the U.S. are hungry or don't know where their next meal is coming from, and 13 million of them are children. If another country were doing this to our children, we'd be at war.

Live like you're already dead, man. Have a good time. Do your best. Let it all come ripping right through you.

If you change partners every time it gets tough or you get a little dissatisfied, then I don't think you get the richness that's available in a long-term relationship.

It's not enough just to treat women well. We have to work to make sure all men treat women well.

It's a wonderful metaphor, catching a wave, for how you can look at other challenges in your life.

Poverty is a very complicated issue, but feeding a child isn't.

My wife holds the kite strings that let me go 'weeeeeee', then she reels me back in.

I've had really great experiences working with first-time directors. They come at filmmaking with fresh ideas. I've been very lucky that way.

Everyone I meet is in my sangha. I don't know if that's the proper definition, but that's the way I'm going to hold it in my mind.

You've got to take care of yourself on the path, not just when you cross the goal line, because don't forget, wherever you are, that's the goal line.

True humility means giving joy to others.

I felt as though a large knot of flames had been lit in my stomach, making me feel nauseous and excited all at once

Laughter is America's most important export.

There's no room in my life for religion. Religion is separation and segregation of God. How can you segregate the Almighty?

I once believed in causes, too. Had my pointless point of view. Life went on no matter who was wrong or right.

As you see, context is everything and nothing at the same time. Words stand alone and with each other.

Police officers and firemen are so visible in their daily work, there's no mistaking they're there - and that presence makes people feel secure.

If you want a symbolic gesture, don't burn the flag, wash it.

My mother is such a lousy cook that Thanksgiving at her house is a time of sorrow.

There are two kinds of people in one's life-people whom one keeps waiting-and the people for whom one waits