If the world is to change for the better it must start with a change in human consciousness, in the very humanness of modern man.

It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must step up the stairs.

Follow the man who seeks the truth; run from the man who has found it.

Modern man must descend the spiral of his own absurdity to the lowest point; only then can he look beyond it. It is obviously impossible to get around it, jump over it, or simply avoid it.

Nothing is more powerful than individuals acting out of their own conscience.

Work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed.

Without commonly shared and widely entrenched moral values and obligations, neither the law, nor democratic government, nor even the market economy will function properly.

Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.

This is a confusing and uncertain period, when a thousand wise words can go completely unnoticed, and one thoughtless word can provoke an utterly nonsensical furor.

We must not be afraid of dreaming the seemingly impossible if we want the seemingly impossible to become a reality.

There are times when we must sink to the bottom of our misery to understand truth, just as we must descend to the bottom of a well to see the stars in broad daylight.

No one can hurt you without teaching a life's lesson. So accept it with love and kindness.

If we are aware of our lifestyle, our way of consuming, of looking at things, we will know how to make peace right in the moment we are alive.

The fastest way to succeed is to look as if you're playing by somebody else's rules, while quietly playing by your own.

The displacement of scripted series by reality programming continues to be a severe obstacle to a working actor's ability to earn a living.

He who recites dramatic works makes discoveries about his own character.

Boys naturally look on all force as an enemy.

I like putting a lot of personal touches in the music.

Doing the voice for something [cartoon] requires an enormous amount of energy and you really have to use your whole body. It's cool.

In general, writers shouldn't be killed for what they write, though I can think of exceptions.

Fetch Constantine, or I’ll make boots out of your hide, bear. (Arcadian Sentinel) Don’t touch me, or I’ll mount your jewels to the wall over your head. (Aimee)