People are beautiful wrecks.

We are all wonderful, beautiful wrecks. That's what connects us-that we're all broken, all beautifully imperfect.

We don't think about pilgrimage in this country. We don't think about meditation. The idea of taking a six-week walk is totally foreign to most Americans. But it's probably exactly what we need.

I saw a headshot with the name 'Emilio Sheen' printed under it and it looked terrible.

I used to Google my name to see what came up - it hurt.

In the current climate, we live in a pessimistic and non-idealistic world.

We've lost touch and allowed technology to take precedence over organic nature. But let's not forget that those microchips in our computers came from elements of the earth.

Film is an illusion. Fame is ephemeral. Faith and family are what endure.

We need to risk, we need to dare to risk and fail greatly because that's the only way we grow.

We're all imperfect. And wouldn't it be great if the message sent out by the mainstream media is that we're fine being exactly who we are? Wouldn't that be great for everyone?

Writing is a lonely job, unless you're a drinker, in which case you always have a friend within reach.

Scream at the mangled leather carcass lying at the foot of the stairs, and my parents would roar with laughter. "That's what you get for leaving your wallet on the kitchen table.

If you can't bring yourself to applaud because the performance was lousy, then applaud because it's over. They tried.

Some of the papers presented at today's medical meeting tell us what we already know but in a much more complicated manner.

I don't feel pain. I ain't got time for that. I let other people feel pain for me.

I think we must never, ever demonize one another. That's true not just black people to black people; that's human being to human being.

Genuine harmony must come from the heart. It cannot come from the barrel of a gun.

The word capital, as philologists trace it, comes down to us from a time when wealth was estimated in cattle, and a man's income depended upon the number of head he could keep for their increase.

If you love music and you are good in it, you will be fine. But be prepared to have to work hard.

Television has usurped everybody from film. And so have commercials, by the way.

Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.