People often ask if it was calling. My answer always is yes.

Human knowledge is never contained in just one person.

What makes human life meaningful? I still felt literature provided the best account of the life of the mind, while neuroscience laid down the most elegant rules of the brain.

Even if you are perfect the World isn't.

Literature not only illuminated another's experience, it provided, I believed, the richest material for moral reflection

Putting lifestyle first is how you find a job- not a calling.

A word meant something only between people, and life’s meaning, its virtue, had something to do with the depth of the relationships we form.

Putting lifestyle first is how you find a job-- not a calling.

[H]e found poetry more comforting than Scripture—and his ability to forge from his life a cogent, powerful tale of living with death.

The language of love letters is the same as suicide notes.

Ignorance leads to low income.

Those footprints in the snow led me to this wildfire.

I believe that the best advocates of a certain issue are the ones that fully understand both sides

I like to go full bore into something. If you have a backup plan, then you've already admitted defeat.

I like collaborating, but I felt I should do my first single by myself so people don't think I'm leaning on other artists to be a success.

Mr. Vice President, I know you're under a lot of duress to make up for lost ground, but I think people would be better served if we don't keep interrupting each other.

Governments are not running the show anymore. Scumbag Entrepreneurs are, and they have a harsh and ruthless agenda.

Generally, Hollywood makes the same stories over and over. I've never wanted to do the same thing twice. If a script doesn't surprise me in some way, I simply can't commit to the project.

Look, PETA! If God hadn't wanted us to eat animals, he wouldn't have made them so darn tasty!