Never stay up on the barren heights of cleverness, but come down into the green valleys of silliness.

When we can't think for ourselves, we can always quote

Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself.

The real question of life after death isn't whether or not it exists, but even if it does what problem this really solves.

If we spoke a different language, we would perceive a somewhat different world.

I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves.

The limits of my language means the limits of my world.

The human body is the best picture of the human soul.

If people did not sometimes do silly things, nothing intelligent would ever get done.

To convince someone of the truth, it is not enough to state it, but rather one must find the path from error to truth.

The problems are solved, not by giving new information, but by arranging what we have always known.

The smaller girl hid her eyes with her hands, and Ewan smiled. Did she think that would make her invisible?

Whether it's the best of times or the worst of times it's the only time we've got.

To be a human being is to be in a state of tension between your appetites and your dreams, and the social realities around you and your obligations to your fellow man.

I think the first time you try anything in a public way, you feel really exposed.

We all leave personal legacies for the people we know and love.

I am a believer and a conformist.

Sometimes we are lucky enough to know that our lives have been changed, to discard the old, embrace the new, and run headlong down an immutable course

Sin cannot tear you away from him [Christ] even though you commit adultery a hundred times a day and commit as many murders.

A state of mind is something that one assumes. It cannot be purchased, it must be created.

Being a songwriter does not rely on an audience or other band members or a camera. I can just sit in a room and write songs.