I thought if I could understand why apes get mean and horrible and aggressive when they grow up, maybe I could understand why people get mean and horrible and aggressive and have wars.

I'm in the role of helping these apes negotiate the human role. I'm just a temporary intermediary in what I think will be eventual communication between the two species.

If you want something you can have it, but only if you want everything that goes with it, including all the hard work and the despair, and only if you're willing to risk failure.

Disease often comes with a smiling face.

Sweat saves blood.

Donald Trump is seriously dark and disturbing. You can't just dismiss it as one more example of American pop culture grotesque.

I don't believe in morality . I'm a disciple of Bernard Shaw.

I started smoking as soon as I went on the stage. I'd make cigars out of the Morning World when I was a kid.

Right now you are one choice away from a new beginning - one that leads you toward becoming the fullest human being you can be.

I try to keep my voice in writing, and I think that's why I get so many complaints about how I write.

There is a certain justice in criticism.

You know you can be having a bad day and someone will walk by and say: 'Hey, I love you, Will.' That really cheers you up. That's a really lovely thing.