Sure, we thought the acresThat we tilled were sacred, But how could we have knownThat wheat can haunt like ghosts

Everybody likes to have a place to think, to meditate, to eat a burrito.

If you let people into your life a little bit, they can be pretty damn amazing.

He loved her, of course, but better than that, he chose her, day after day. Choice: that was the thing.

Life is a constant struggle between being an individual and being a member of the community.

If you teach kids how to tell stories, they have a better chance at everything.

What kind of life can you have in a house without books?

Don't live up to your stereotypes.

When you resort to violence to prove a point, you’ve just experienced a profound failure of imagination.

If one reads enough books one has a fighting chance. Or better, one's chances of survival increase with each book one reads.

Do you know why the Indian rain dances always worked? Because the Indians would keep dancing until it rained.

Reading can only take you so far, up to the moment where you must take action with your own hands

Mythology is a set of primitive lies that people rarely believe. This is rather different from history, which is a set of lies that people believe.

By realizing the spiritual power of Thought, versus getting into the content of thought, you will make your reality a mentally healthier one

Both agreed that to find any sense in life it was pointless to search in the places where people were instructed to look. Sense was only to be found in secrets.

I would slay myself on the altar of boredom if given the chance.

We live and work in boxes. People don't even notice that.

The best decision-makers are always armed with the best information and data!

You know, people'd always ask "Why is Jesse Jackson running for the White House?" They never seen the house I'm running from.

I trained myself to be organized.

Working out and working as an actor have gone hand in hand—I always feel more prepared if I know I have done a workout. It gives me confidence—and peace of mind.