Silence does not always imply consent. Sometimes it simply means that the silent one has opted out of a discussion with idiots.

Two kinds ofpeople will love you:those who confessit, and those whoshow you, likecards on a table, because love isa gamble

That which is good for the society is not necessarily good for the individual. That which is good for the individual is good for the society.

Respect the past, and prepare for the future by taking action in the present.

If you carry a gun, people will call you paranoid. That's ridiculous. If I have a gun, what in the hell do I have to be paranoid about?

You would think, in an ideal world, that if you were in a really good film and did a really good job, whether it was a big film or not, you would get hired a lot; but that is not my experience.

May the suffering of all beings be pacified.

Someone is always fighting for something, and they're always fighting for something better. Now, how that gets done is the true question.

The idea that by eating the meat of an animal, the animal powers or faculties could be conveyed to oneself is nonsense and originates in a mental ignorance of the perfect and genuine primitive laws.

Whatever and whenever God blesses, Satan curses. What God creates, Satan counterfeits.

I mean, look, the government is not a startup obviously. But projects to change government I think are best thought of as startups.