Life is a question in the form of an answer

The paradox of innovation is that it is accepted as an innovation when it has become imitation.

Rock critics are often totally ignorant of the rock music of the past, they barely know the best sellers. No wonder they will think that the Beatles did anything worth of being saved.

A comedian is someone who tells the truth. Truth is the set of all jokes told by all comedians in the world.

There is a limit to human intelligence, but there is no limit to human stupidity

It is the pursuit of happiness that makes people unhappy.

The world is divided into the ordinary and the extraordinary. The problem is deciding which is which.

Life is not a journey, it is a destination

There is nothing more dangerous than a philosopher who wants to change the world

Most books are about aspects of human knowledge - Few people write books about human ignorance, despite the fact that there would be much more to write about

The cure to eliminate fake news is that people stop reading 140-character tweets and start reading 600-page books.

It is hard to imagine the things you have never seen.

No knife cuts as swiftly, deeply and precisely as the blade of the Beloved.

Only that once again they broke the Love Laws. That lay down who should be loved. And how. And how much.

When someone repeatedly insists that something isn't true, it increases the likelihood that it is.

Where did God come from? If we decide this is an unanswerable question why not save a step and conclude that the origin of the universe is an unanswerable question.

This is bad," said Jace. "You said that before." "It seemed worth repeating.

MTV was completely unaware of it. It was not my intention that it go as far as it did. I apologize to anyone offended - including the audience, MTV, CBS and the NFL.

It's so easy to manipulate an audience, but it's nearly always clear that you are being manipulated. I think even people that are not critically attuned are aware of cynical manipulation in film.

If great content is the hero, then banners are the villain.

I am particular about the seating of the audience - also about how much money they pay - but most of all where they are seated. If I am going to sing something intimate, who am I going to sing it to?