The dead are the only people to have permanent dwellings.

About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won't like you at all.

The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you.

Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.

Normal is the average of deviance.

You sell a screenplay like you sell a car. If someone drives it off a cliff, that's it.

One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.

Leroy bet me I couldn't find a pot of gold at the end, and I told him that was a stupid bet because the rainbow was enough.

I still miss those I loved who are no longer with me but I find I am grateful for having loved them. The gratitude has finally conquered the loss.

While the angels, all pallid and wan, Uprising, unveiling, affirm That the play is the tragedy, "Man", And its hero the Conqueror Worm.

When I got [my] library card, that was when my life began.

True freedom is a mental condition that no one can take or give to you.

I think we did a really good job in saving this economy and putting us back on the track of growth.

Wikipedia is a victory of process over substance.

God gave me the same power He gave Jesus. I ask myself daily, Why do I waste such a priceless gift?

As a director, I've been able to combine with what I've learned as an actor and as a producer: it melds quite nicely into what I feel like I should have been doing all along.

I'm not ambitious. Not a bit.

Being in the presence of the "other" seems to show me who I am in a way that is really important to me. I feel radically more comfortable in Laos, say, than I do in Pennsylvania.

I want to just obey the Constitution.The Constitution says only gold and silver can be legal tender.

Poverty snatches the reins out of the hand of piety.

The wise never marry, and when they marry they become otherwise.