I was brought up Catholic and know the stench of the Catholic Church. I moved away from religion early, but the impression remains.

The job of a citizen is to keep his mouth open.

It makes me realise that the fantasy of nature is much larger than my own fantasy. I still have things to learn.

Even if surrounded with explanations, Auschwitz can never be grasped.

We already have the statistics for the future: the growth percentages of pollution, overpopulation, desertification. The future is already in place.

And when the sun goes down and the mood comes upon me, I'll watch the play of the colors on the water, yield to the fleetly dissolving images, and turn into pure feeling, all soft and nice.

Art is uncompromising, and life is full of compromises.

How easily the routine of sin establishes itself.

An empty bus hurtles through the starry night Perhaps the driver is singing and happy because he sings.

Who can deny that the environment has been destroyed?

On sorrow floats laughter.

Are you happy?

You have put me in here a cub, but I will come out roaring like a lion, and I will make all hell howl!

Spirituality is the poetry of our experience. Science is the gauge of our reality. Together, they create the essence of our humanity.

Be nice wont you?" "I am nice, I'm always nice." "But not too nice. I mean don't make a religion out of it, niceness.

What does your conscience say? — 'You should become the person you are'.

Portable property is happiness in a pocketbook.

Oh yeah, I'm a huge romance fan. And some women like action.

By burning nuclear waste as fuel, we believe we can power the United States cleanly for hundreds of years without ever touching new resources.

When you meet me, I can be charming and intelligent and reasonable.

Being humble doesn't mean you lose; it means you have won. Give the victory to others.