It is not that sport, over-indulged in, coarsens the mind; it is that it dulls it.

If you want to be proud of yourself, then do things in which you can take pride

A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling of confidence and personal power.

To find a mountain path all by oneself gives a greater feeling of strength than to take a path that is shown.

I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.

Desire outweighs footwork when it comes to crashing the glass

It could be argued that every age gets the comfort savagery writer it deserves.

Anyone can get a job, but do you have a purpose?

If you are in a bad relationship with anyone else, it is because you are in a bad relationship with yourself.

Always carry a notebook. And I mean always. The short-term memory only retains information for three minutes; unless it is committed to paper you can lose an idea for ever.

The summer demands and takes away too much. /But night, the reserved, the reticent, gives more than it takes

I am no one's to be claimed, I belong to me.

Travel works best when you're forced to come to terms with the place you're in.

It's very rare that I get stopped or get asked for an autograph or anything - none of which I mind - but people don't really care that much.

Plot is just a fancy way of saying 'and then.

I've never played anyone but myself on screen.

No money, no family, 16 in the middle of Miami.

I think it's a mistake for young filmmakers to just buy digital equipment and shoot a feature. Make short films first, make your mistakes and learn from them.

Swans are majestic, beautiful looking creatures. With really ugly temperaments.

I don't find R.E.M. to be nihilistic. There is a constant undertone of joyous optimism. I'm not going to kill myself to Patti Smith or R.E.M.

Songs are life in 80 words or less.