Man is an historical animal, with a deep sense of his own past; and if he cannot integrate the past by a history explicit and true, he will integrate it by a history implicit and false.

Anyone who is going to make anything out of history will, sooner or later, have to do most of the work himself. He will have to read, and consider, and reconsider, and then read some more.

With what can we feed the soul in the world of emptiness other than with prayer?

Every problem is a new puzzle to solve

Rain with an umbrella while holding hands with your lover is damned sure nice.

Two human beings anchored to one another are like two ships shaken by waves; their carcases collide with one another and creak.

As a standup comedian, I've worked almost every New Year's Eve of my adult life. It's the best-paying night of the year.

I said I would do all the films about the commercials, and the films about ball-bearings and Ford tractors and so on, if once a year they gave me money for a free film.

When you feel like something is really wrong, it's usually wrong

I try to give to the poor people for love what the rich could get for money.

I'm not interested in making what's easy. I'm interested in making what's beautiful.

The Self when it appears behind the universe is called God. The same Self when it appears behind this little universe-the body-is the soul.