More students have a better knowledge of pop culture than of the Constitution.

We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.

Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.

My first job, honestly, was as a proofreader. I say that a little disparagingly, but it actually was this sort of incredible thing, where I got this job proofreading for a cable television magazine.

When somebody's really good, they're not just thinking about their job.

Mediocrity is excellence in the eyes of the mediocre.

My parents are very quirky, eccentric. They have their own world.

The more we use words that in any way imply criticism, the more difficult it is for people to stay connected to the beauty within themselves.

Perhaps it's chasing me. But I don't think it will ever catch me because I am moving fast.

There is a difference. If you kill to take money or rob, it is plain murder, but if you kill because of political reasons, that is a political murder.