Sometimes, to relieve stress, he would soak his feet in the toilet, a practice that was not as soothing for his collegues.

Just being the seeker, somebody whose open to spiritual enlightenment, is in itself the important thing and it's the reward for being a seeker in this world.

I hope that some day scientists can be considered heroes again, instead of Paris Hilton.

Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently.

It's about doing something larger than yourself. It's about serving this world, helping others.

...never let a passion for the perfect take precedence over pragmatism.

i had no idea what i wanted to do with my life and no idea how college was going to help me figure it out.

One way to remember who you are is to remember who your heroes are.

People who know what they’re talking about don’t need PowerPoint.

Picasso had a saying - 'good artists copy, great artists steal' - and we have always been shameless about stealing great ideas.

If you act like you can do something, then it will work.

Father, I know you will hear me, I will speak.

The Achilles Heel of the Americas was the lack of cultural confidence typical of new settlers.

Even though I'm over 35, I feel like so much more of a leading lady than I did when I was 30.

When you exist here only as a body and a mind, suffering is inevitable.

The most important imperative to be questioned is the one that tells you to go the the art supply store to be a painter.

A man should be what he can do.

Even if your goose habitually lays golden eggs, it will still be cooked.

You write who you are. But you also cheat, and youwrite what you want to be. It's embarrasing to be the guy who madethe movie, knowing you're not exactly who you want to be.

Discipline is the highest form of love. If you really love someone, you have to give them the level of discipline they need.

Finally, my manager negotiated a deal where I got to produce my own records.