Most people don't like to talk about violent historical death.

Like Lincoln, I would like to believe the ballot is stronger than the bullet. Then again, he said that before he got shot.

Being a nerd, which is to say going too far and caring too much about a subject, is the best way to make friends I know.

The modern mocha is a bittersweet concoction of imperialism, genocide, invention, and consumerism served with whipped cream on top

My lips are chapped from the winds of change.

While I gave up God a long time ago, I never shook the habit of wanting to believe in something. So I replaced my creed of everlasting life with life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

The whole point of Louis Armstrong is that no one can really figure him out. There was a while where I thought you could try.

History is one war after another with a bunch of murders and natural disasters in between.

What are you hiding? No one ever asks that.

I no longer drink nearly as much as I used to but, still, my motto is Sine coffea nihil sum. Without coffee, I'm nothing.

You know, it's always good to have a synonym just for variety.

Understanding breeds empathy.

On a cloudy day, be the sun in someone’s sky.

One of my favorite things: good conversation with good friends.

I think I prefer for the listener to decide for themselves what stuff means, because I always hate it when I think a song is about a horse, and then it turns out to be about a damn trip to France.

When you get to know me, I don't despair - I just get up, clean up, and start again.

There is an aristocracy of the sensitive. They represent the true human tradition of permanent victory over cruelty and chaos.

Who would you talk to? That is the first question for almost any startup that you need to answer. Who is my user and where am I going to find them?

Mom was a housewife; Dad was an accountant. They taught me a lot about the value of working hard.

I apologise to people when I need to.

We made a film about the need for silence and withdrawal... and here we are at the epicentre of noise and excitement. Life is full of surprises.