Music is, to me, proof of the existence of God. It is so extraordinarily full of magic, and in tough times of my life I can listen to music and it makes such a difference.

There is a tragic flaw in our precious constitution, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president.

Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before.

Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.

Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead.

One of the few good things about modern times: If you die horribly on television, you will not have died in vain. You will have entertained us.

A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.

Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why.

Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.

We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.

Plato says that the unexamined life is not worth living. But what if the examined life turns out to be a clunker as well?

how many people never see how beautiful the sky is at night because they simply don’t take the time to look up?

He that communicates his secret to another makes himself that other's slave.

I am not a commercial industry creator. I don't believe in making art to make money.

Great art always transcends its culture, while lesser art merely reflects it.

Keep alive within you and bring under wise control that courage which makes you long to undertake great works, which others might consider it folly to attempt.

It's very, very rare to find five roles in one piece where we'd all jump at the chance to play any of them.

Unfortunately, gambling and winning don't often go hand-in-hand.

With this darkness all around me, I like to be liked. In this emptiness and fear, I want to be wanted. Cause I love to be loved.

Train yourself to be in awe of the subtle, and you will live in a world of beauty and ease.

I try to watch only real things, which basically amounts to C-Span for me. I like real people in real situations. I learn from that.