I was asked to do TV ads for Macintosh. Nowadays, I think anybody would jump at that but, at the time, it didn't feel appropriate for what I was trying to stand for.

Beyond the fiction of reality, there is the reality of the fiction.

Our problems started in Dallas, when the fire-breathing sheep destroyed the King Tut exhibit.

People tend to complicate their own lives, as if living weren't already complicated enough.

You don't even realize you're living in a before until you wake up one day and find yourself in an after.

Evil must always be fought.

I don't care if I get kicked out of every rich kid club on the planet. I will never sacrifice my integrity as a DJ...ever.

People don't want other people to be people.

For what it’s worth: trust your feelings. I can’t promise that you’ll never get hurt again, but I can promise you the risk is worth it.

Remember me, even if it's only in a corner and secretly. Don't let me go.

Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.

If a craftsman wants to do good work, he must first sharpen his tools.

Little changes [and] little choices add up to be revolutionary changes in your life.

The worst thing you can do to your loved ones is judging them through the eyes of others.

Well, what are we waiting for? ...She said 'children.' I bet that's anyone under a couple of centuries old. Let's go.

I'm not a beatnik. I'm a Catholic.

Our culture will become like it was during the medieval times when there truly was a cultural elite. The rest of the people will just watch television, which will be their only frame of reference.

Silent people are dangerous; others are not so. [Fr., Les gens sans bruit sont dangereux; Il n'en est pas ainsi des autres.]

We're really having a problem right now in our culture. I haven't seen one movie lately in which the story and visuals have been equally good.

Am I a fool? I don't think I'm a fool. But I think I sure was fooled.

Eliminate agencies that perform redundant functions... Get rid of the Department of Commerce, the Department of Education, the Department of Energy.