Kaufman almost smiled at the perfection of its horror. He felt an offer of insanity tickling the base of his skull, tempting him into oblivion, promising a blank indifference to the world.

Anything that doesn't take years of your life and drive you to suicide hardly seems worth doing.

Gratitude also opens your eyes to the limitless potential of the universe, while dissatisfaction closes your eyes to it.

More and more research is suggesting that, far from being simply encoded in the genes, much of personality is a flexible and dynamic thing that changes over the life span and is shaped by experience.

I don't think it's so important who you vote for - you vote for who you believe in. The important thing is to vote, because it's our way and it's the best way.

I read everywhere. It's like a bodily function. I don't need quiet. I write and read with the TV on. I follow the TV show while I read. TV doesn't require a lot of brainpower.

It's not enough to be tolerant...now we're finally moving towards the idea of acceptance.

Guys don't get romantically involved." "What do they get?" "Invold, period.

[The loss-of-strength gradient is] the degree to which military and political power diminishes as we move a unit distance away from its home base.

Most songs come from being attentive. Attentive to life, attentive to scripture, attentive to your heart. Pay attention!

It is with the reading of books the same as with looking at pictures; one must, without doubt, without hesitations, with assurance, admire what is beautiful.