It's much better for an artist to know everything than to be limited by ignorance.

The more you expose, the less personal it becomes

An artist's work is a synthesis of much more than the work of other creators.

I'm not at all a linear thinker. I know the feeling I want to convey, but the form is what I struggle to find. I'm sure I'd fail if I tried to write a grant proposal or a book proposal.

Having a system for thinking deeper can provide greater insight into solving everyday problem. Such a system is shared in my book, Medical Investigation 101.

Nothing is more honorable than a man or woman with a good reputation.

A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day.Aragorn, The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

The dog has seldom been successful in pulling man up to its level of sagacity, but man has frequently dragged the dog down to his.

In suggesting gifts: Money is appropriate, and one size fits all.

My body doesn't have any rhythm, you know. I've got quite good rhythm when I'm singing but my feet are very much two left feet.

It's not even about being negative. It's just being unsettled, unsatisfied, unfinished.

If I was an exceptional human being in Detroit, then I saw no reason why I couldn't be an exceptional human being in Mississippi. In Hattiesburg.

Coming from Paris, I'd really like to live in Rio. I think it's gotten better. It's not as violent. The economy is better. The middle class is rising.

I do not seek good fortune - I am good fortune!