I was bullied as a boy - lots of kids are, but hopefully most of us get on with our lives and grow up.

My philosophy is: It's none of my business what people say of me and think of me. I am what I am, and I do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. And it makes life so much easier.

We are dying from overthinking. We are slowly killing ourselves by thinking about everything. Think. Think. Think. You can never trust the human mind anyway. It's a death trap.

Life's too short to deal with other people's insecurities.

No expectations. Ask nothing, expect nothing and accept everything, and life is very well.

A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.

I don't believe in nepotism. I don't much like the idea of parents who interfere.

Relish everything that's inside of you, the imperfections, the darkness, the richness and light and everything. And that makes for a full life.

The whole point of courage, to overcome your fear. That's the interesting thing, when courage bleeds through the fear.

I always liked to take the plunge, you know, I'd jump in at the deep end and hope that I'd find land somehow, or hope I'd float or survive. That's more or less the way I've gone through my life.

You're not more than one generation from poor white trash, are you, Agent Starling?

Sometimes children do not realize by how fragile a thread their security hangs. Perhaps it is as well they do not - most of them grow up before the thread can be broken.

I see that the fashion wears out more apparel than the man.

No doubt exists that all women are crazy it's only a question of degree.

Bob Dylan started out as a folk rip- off but he quickly ran with complex influences and it ended up to be his own sound.

Human beings only use ten percent of their brains. Ten percent! Can you imagine how much we could accomplish if we used the other sixty percent?

I've been alone my whole life, I can't do it anymore.

Peace is the harvest of love as war is the fruit of hate.

The neurotic circles ceaselessly above a fogged-in airport.

I don't care what any writer says about me ... I just want to play my game.

The crow does not hide its prey, but calls for others to share it; So wealth will be with those of a like disposition.