It's embarrassing to be human.

There is a tragic flaw in our precious constitution, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president.

Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before.

Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.

Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead.

One of the few good things about modern times: If you die horribly on television, you will not have died in vain. You will have entertained us.

A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.

Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why.

Music is, to me, proof of the existence of God. It is so extraordinarily full of magic, and in tough times of my life I can listen to music and it makes such a difference.

Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.

We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.

There is a way to look at the past. Don't hide from it. It will not catch you if you don't repeat it.

I don't think that hedge funds are bad per se. I think they're just one more financial tool. And in that sense, they're useful.

Life means progress, and progress means suffering.

Pain is truth; all else is subject to doubt.

Hell will freeze over before I send you any money for this unwarranted bill.

You think I'm going to ask these sweet 14 year olds to ask their parents to buy a $100 ticket then run around in latex and lip sync? No way.

There is no better test of a man's integrity than his behavior when he is wrong.

You have different people who come into your life and they affect you in a way and leave an impact on you. Whether it's projects or friends or directors, it's just an opportunity that people give me.

The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves.

Our success should not be a random event, but the result of conscious actions.