Kerouac and I are not real at all. The only thing about a writer is that he has written, and not his so-called life. 'And we (will) all die and the stars will go out, one after another.

We must all face the fact that our leaders are certifiably insane or worse

After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say 'I want to see the manager.'

After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it.

Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.

What does the money machine eat? It eats youth, spontaneity, life, beauty, and, above all, it eats creativity. It eats quality and sh*ts quantity.

I think anybody incapable of changing his mind is crazy.

Man is an artifact designed for space travel. He is not designed to remain in his present biologic state any more than a tadpole is designed to remain a tadpole.

The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself.

Artists to my mind are the real architects of change, and not the political legislators who implement change after the fact.

Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.

I can sacrifice everything for my dreams and goals encourage me or simply leave me.

Could it really be this easy to land a handsome man? If so, why didn't I try it ages ago?

This suffering, this unspeakable capacity to bleed and to know pain and to know annihilation, is what has to be overcome in this world if anyone is to reach God.

I've always wanted to have a neighbor just like you. I've always wanted to live in a neighborhood with you.

There can only be a relationship between human beings when we accept what is, not what should be.

Among adults – and among orphans – Wilbur Larch noted that delirious happiness was rare.

Innovation-the heart of the knowledge economy-is fundamentally social.

Chemical and biological attacks are scary and will kill a lot of people but dont rise to the level of nuclear.

Simple ideas are easier to understand. Ideas that are easier to understand are repeated. Ideas that are repeated change the world.

You want to prevent war, you talk, talk, but you also have to back it up with actions.