Life let us cherish, while yet the taper glows, And the fresh flow'ret pluck ere it close; Why are we fond of toil and care? Why choose the rankling thorn to wear?

We tell our stories differently, don't we, you and I?

Whatever creativity is, it is in part a solution to a problem.

The moral laws of the Universe are deeply embedded in the constitution of things. We do not break them - we break ourselves upon them.

Of all the tyrannies which have usurped power over humanity, few have been able to enslave the mind and body as imperiously as drug addiction.

Man, at least when educated, is a pessimist. He believes it safer not to reflect on his achievements; Jove is known to strike such people down.

I think history is inextricably linked to identity. If you don't know your history, if you don't know your family, who are you?

Wrestling is an art form. I don't worry about those who don't get it; I worry about satisfying those who do.

Life is the train and not the station.

The tree is happy because it is scarcely sentient; the hard rock is happier still, it feels nothing: there is no pain as great as being alive, no burden heavier than that of conscious life.

Hell is an outrage on humanity. When you tell me that your deity made you in his image, I reply that he must have been very ugly.