I should have been the King of Earth, or at least that's what my memory tells me...

Few men want to achieve greatness for humanity, thought Jeffrey. What better person is there to work for?

We need to be able to control - erm, guide the masses that can't help control themselves.

Never. I promise you this: they will stay together. They will be safe. My children will be accompanying them to the same home.

They're going to get the death penalty. They'll be strung up and made to be laughed at out in the streets and made examples of!

And which one of you wimpy men will be doing the killing?

I don't need a speech. I have all I need to say right up here. He pointed at his head in confidence.

The materials are mostly from living beings - living human beings. They need to be alive to extract the necessary materials.

You knew those people could be temperamental.

God damn, do I have to be y'all's babysitter?

I want you to ask yourself the entire time before you meet me, 'Is this really what I want?

When your mind is overflowing with peace, you will find peace all around you.

Whether your transformation happens through trauma, surprise, or intention, the process begins because of a growing need for change.

And then this — the moment he calls my name — is the real moment everything changes.He is no longer St. Clair, everyone's pal, everyone's f

I fear the boredom that comes with not learning and not taking chances.

Sure I eat what I advertise. Sure I eat Wheaties for breakfast. A good bowl of Wheaties with bourbon can't be beat.

Too many creatures both insects and humans estimate their own value by the amount of minor irritation they are able to cause to greater personalities than themselves.

You've got to be pretty hopeless to become a suicide bomber.

We can understand poetry from a billion - in a billion styles, experiment, tradition, combination, spice, meter, image. It's all there for the poet and for the listener and for all of us.

My weekends are extremely precious.

I certainly can't speak for all cultures or all societies, but it's clear that in America, poetry serves a very marginal purpose. It's not part of the cultural mainstream.