People regard the same things, some as just and others as unjust, - about these they dispute; and so there arise wars and fightings among them.

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire emotion and knowledge.

Science is nothing but perception.

Reality is created by the mind. We can change our reality by changing our mind.

If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools.

A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something.

No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.

Don't force your children into your ways, for they were created for a time different from your own.

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.

Reality is created by the mind, we can change our reality by changing our mind.

Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead. Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.

You are the architect of your life.

I have written two medical novels. I have never studied medicine, never seen an operation.

I visualized a lot of things happening to me, because I was a lonely kid because I didn't understand anything about school.

Happy endings are bullshit. There are only happy pauses.

The way to truly help someone is for me to not get immersed in their suffering.

The minute I got skinny and got a nose job and became photogenic, and all of a sudden I had a bidding war, and every boy I ever wanted, wanted me.

You have to guard the integrity of your soul and what you believe and have a certain amount of faith not only the country but in God that this is part of the mission.

I wanted to be some kind of captain of industry. Then I wanted to be in advertising, and then I wanted to be a newspaper reporter.

An old poet ought never to be caught with his technique showing.

Any parent wants the best for their children. I am not going to make a choice for my child on the basis of what is the politically correct thing to do.