One must not be shy where language is concerned.

There was no one clear point of loss. It happened over and over again in a thousand small ways and the only truth there was to learn was that there was no getting used to it.

Use filmmaking to eliminate racism – use to it terminate misogyny – use it to destroy homophobia and all other primitiveness.

Real love allows for failure and suffering.

It’s become clear that our gadgets give us ever more freedom to do anything our socially isolated little hearts desire—except stop using them.

We should not be afraid when praying to God to give expression to a definite desire even though we are in doubt at the time we are praying whether it is really the right thing to pray for or not.

I got into the whole Ayurvedic thing. It was really cool.

We must look at our life without sentimentality, exaggeration or idealism. Does what we are choosing reflect what we most deeply value?

There's no safer investment in the world than in the United States.

I love to have fun and goof around and be silly, so anybody who can also do that is good for me.

Fire and fear, good servants, bad lords.

Conquest is the missionary of valor, and the hard impact of military virtues beats meanness out of the world.