Mere lack of success does not discredit a method, for there are many things that determine and perpetuate our sanctified ways of doing things besides their success in reaching their proposed ends.

Our goal, simply stated, is to be the best.

Speech gave man a unique power to lead a double life, he could say one thing and do another.

Each of us is great insofar as we perceive and act on the infinite possibilities which lie undiscovered and unrecognized about us.

Partisanship is our great curse. We too readily assume that everything has two sides and that it is our duty to be on one or the other.

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believing as we already do.

Curiosity is idle only to those who fail to realize that it may be a very rare and indispensable thing.

History ... may be regarded as an artificial extension and : broadening of our memories and may be used to overcome the natural bewilderment of all unfamiliar situations.

To become historically-minded is to be grown-up.

In its amplest meaning History includes every trace and vestige of everything that man has done or thought since first he appeared on the earth.

I am opposed to censorship. Censors are pretty sure fools. I have no confidence in the suppression of everyday facts.

Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal.

Every burden prepares you for eternity.

Your denial is beneath you, and thanks to the use of hallucinogenic drugs, I see through you.

I much prefer following a lead character that is doing morally questionable things. How much do you get on board? Do like that? Do you hate it? Does it matter?

Don't tell people how to live, demonstrate by example.

It could be Grammy night, Oscar night, whatever - I don't feel the pressure to be there.

It's as if I were collaborating with myself, revealing my relationship to the material. My hand would make the drawing. Then my mouth would transmit it.

One feels very blessed to be born into a family like the Birla family, which is a household name in India, which stands for tradition, is yet contemporary, stands for trust.

I used to play tenor sax in high school, man.

I prefer to record all traumas and save them for later, playing them over and over so they can haunt me for a disproportionate number of weeks to come. It's very healthy.