It is not the particular man in power that I oppose, but the power itself, which is unjust.

Political correctness will die as it lived - kicking and screaming ad hominem abuse as a substitute for arguments.

Freedom means self-fulfillment. It also means putting up with other people's irritating pursuit of the same. It means being confronted by disturbing images and ideas.

A coerced "choice" does not reflect virtue, only compliance.

We can see after 200+ years that the American model failed. It is not limited. It is totalitarian. And getting worse.

No one has the right to place one human being in a position of political power over another.

It is not knowledge, but the act of learning, not possession but the act of getting there, which grants the greatest enjoyment.

I understand that it is a maxim of law, that a poor plea may be a good plea to a bad declaration.

I hate ready-made suits, button-down collars, and sports shirts.

I'd like to work with any actress from whom I can learn-one who has had many experiences with many directors and is willing to share some of her knowledge with me.

Genius and taste don't go together.

I usually hang out on the set. I get to know everybody. I have a nice time with the other actors.

Why onions? Because they're cheap, last a long time, can be lit any number of ways and force me to think about what happens when the form turns away from the light.

Nobody in the world is as good at making decisions as the Japanese.

How wonderful will it be when all beings experience each other as limbs on the one body of life.

The words of my book nothing, the drift of it everything.