Religion is an act of sedition against reason. Whatever religion is most seductive and likely to draw in victims to surrender their skepticism is the worst.

We were all born with wings. In times of doubt: spread them.

A BMW can't take you as far as a diploma.

Whatever the circumstances of your life, the understanding of type can make your perceptions clearer, your judgements sounder, and your life closer to your heart's desire

Comedy. It was just huge in my house. Peter Sellers and Alec Guinness, Monty Python and all those James Bond movies were highly regarded.

Extraverts ... cannot understand life until they have lived it. Introverts ... cannot live life until they understand it.

Books transmit values. They explore our common humanity. What is the message when some children are not represented in those books?

Austin sounds a little bit like Aston Martin, which is the type of car James Bond would drive.

Having a kid is like falling in love for the first time when you're 12, but every day.

Well, I like how people talk. I like language. You know, Linda Richman spoke in Yiddish.

There is an objective reality out there, but we view it through the spectacles of our beliefs, attitudes, and values.

Lord, why are you silent? Why are you always silent...?

Don't be agnostic - be something.

If you are fortunate in life, age and knowledge breed compassion.

In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a duty, but in Chicago it's a sport.

The capacity to get free is nothing; the capacity to be free is the task.

If you want to buy my wares Follow me and climb the stairs... Love for sale.

I would not be happy unless I had some regular work to do every day and I imagine that I will always feel that way no matter how old I am.

Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpended effort that might have saved the world.

There are a lot of legislators who are afraid that kids will learn science and lose their faith.

I've met Bob Dylan's bodyguards, and if Steve Earle thinks he can stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table, he's sadly mistaken.