Journalism has changed tremendously because of the democratization of information. Anybody can put something up on the Internet. It's harder and harder to find what the truth is.

Health food may be good for the conscience but Oreos taste a hell of a lot better.

I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise what is there to defend?

The measure of our success will be the condition on which we leave the world for the next generation.

God, I just love baseball.

Problems can become opportunities when the right people come together.

Storytellers broaden our minds: engage, provoke, inspire, and ultimately, connect us.

Never revisit the past, that's dangerous. You know, move on.

I am a cynical optimist. Big opening weekends are like cotton candy. The films you will remember over time are the films that stick in the consciousness of the audience in a good way.

The technology available for film-making now is incredible, but I am a big believer that it's all in the story.

Not taking a risk is a risk. That's how I see it.

Raise the bar higher than your opinion...

I'll never fall in love again, " he once confessed to José Palacios, the only human being with whom he ever permitted himself that sort of confidence. "It's like having two souls at the same time.

I became a physicist to understand the world, then I became a writer to try and change it.

Get correct views of life, and learn to see the world in its true light. It will enable you to live pleasantly, to do good, and, when summoned away, to leave without regret.

Our language one of our most precious natural resources deserves at least as much protection as our woodlands streams and whooping cranes.

You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.

I don't care about the genre so much. I'm good with horror, but I like other genres, too.

Real patriotism is realizing America sucks, but everywhere else is a thousand times worse.

It never happens that, when we go home and open the refrigerator, we see all infinitely many prime numbers there.

Self-absorption intensifies isolation, but permits it to go unnoticed.