Philosophy is an attempt by man to find cause and effect. Religion has the same goal

I know too much from personal observation from how the poor and working classes live to be satisfied with a system which makes their lives one unceasing round of toil, deprivation and anxiety.

A self made man is a rarity and hated by the parasites that floated to fame thought their parents, relatives and contacts.

Every conversation, every failure, every opportunity is a chance to get better. Starting today.

Dangerous objects are glamorous places to be.

So, if anatomy is destiny then testosterone is doom.

What was tortuously secured by complex argument becomes widely shared intuition, so obvious that we forget its provenance. We don’t see it, because we see with it.

The true success is the person who invented himself.

I love going to the factories of La Plata, or Little Havana and seeing them roll cigars. I get excited. To me it is more beautiful than a topless club

In the final analysis courage is nothing but an affirmative answer to the shocks of existence, to the shocks which it is necessary to bear for the sake of realizing one's own nature.

Answers? Forget answers. The spectacle is all in the questions.

Cynicism is when a small mind and a hurt heart rejects the hope, love, and truth of a big and caring God.

The morning was brisk and the coffee was hot and roasted with little gurgles in the room. Rosie hadn’t moved, but she let out a tiny snore every now and again that made everything perfect.

You can send a message around the world in one-fifth of a second, yet it may take years for it to get from the outside of a man's head to the inside.

I was sitting in the back room by myself when someone came in and said, "Mr. Zimmer, I have to take you down to the make up room." I told them that if anyone can help this face they deserve a bonus.

And pray where in earth or heaven are there prudent marriages-Might as well talk about prudent suicides.

I hate to say this, but I'll repeat it: After death, all we know that you do is stink.

Character calls forth character.

I was just watching "So You Think You Can Dance," flipping channels, and I was like man, I could never do that.

Not in vain is Ireland pouring itself all over the earth. The Irish, with their glowing hearts and reverent credulity, are needed in this cold age of intellect and skepticism.

I always have a few different books going at once.