I used to read comics when I was a kid.

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.

You must realize that men make war as much with the enthusiasm of those who want it as with the despair of those who reject it with all their soul.

The funniest thing people say to me: "I wish I had your life". Hello! I make a living writing about it.

Why won't you drown?" he wailed, pummeling me with his fists."I'm Poseidon's son, " I said."Curse that upstart! I was here first!

A good history covers not only what was done, but the thought that went into the action. You can read the history of a country through its actions.

For every time we regret keeping still, there are about ten times we regret speaking up.

Adulthood brings with it a pernicious illusion of control.

Forget about your folklore. I can take a few inspirations, but I can certainly not do an homage. That's not my trip. I'm a fashion vampire. I take what I need and I leave the rest.

King and Arum are alike. One's black and one's white. That's the only difference.

The key to growing up well, is being tough enough.

God is just another artist, like me.