Poets are the mad midwives to reality. They see not what is, nor what can be, but what must become.

As for the depiction of the Catholic church, it's not meant to be a prediction

It occurs to me that our survival may depend upon our talking to one another.

The Great Change is when humankind accepts its role as part of the natural order of the universe instead of its role as a cancer

Words are the only bullets in truth's bandolier. And poets are the snipers.

If everyone could understand the working of a psychopath's mind, we undoubtedly would be closer to insanity ourselves.

Nobody gets beyond a petroleum economy. Not while there's petroleum there.

Seduction... was both a science and art - a blend of skill, discipline, proximity, and opportunity. Mostly proximity.

History viewed from the inside is always a dark, digestive mess, far different from the easily recognizable cow viewed from afar by historians.

The shortest route to courage is absolute ignorance.

Love was as hardwired into the structure of the universe as gravity and matter.

Most everything you think you know about me is nothing more than memories.

Open your heartlike a beautiful flower, one petal at a time, love, compassion and kindness, to spread the beautyall around you and feel the joy.

Higher learning undergoes emotional pressure.

A moment can be left inside the memory of time.

Patience is a bitter plant that produces sweet fruit.

Film is a dramatised reality and it is the director's job to make it appear real... an audience should not be conscious of technique.

I realized I needed to address people, not just dress them.

I've always looked for my affirmation through my peers, the people I race against, and within my team.

I have been called a great many things in my time – that's politics.

I learned to walk on my own legs, to dive so deeply into a role to forget that Im acting.