The deviation of man from the state in which he was originally placed by nature seems to have proved to him a prolific source of diseases.

I hope that some day the practice of producing cowpox in human beings will spread over the world - when that day comes, there will be no more smallpox.

The deviation of man from the state in which he was originally placed by nature seems to have proved to him a prolific source of diseases

If wishes were horses, I'd need a very big stable.

Poetry is a connection to a change within you.

Most things which are urgent are not important, and most things which are important are not urgent.

Creativity is discontent translated into arts.

There is naught a man or woman can not learn who hath the wit.

I don't like to share my personal life... it wouldn't be personal if I shared it.

I went by myself to Hollywood, I spoke no English, every day I had to go to school.

You know he can’t save you, right? In the real world? That guy, right there.

At its best, film should be like a ski jump. It should give the viewer the option of taking flight, while the act of jumping is left up to him.

In some ways, I feel like I've been such a dilettante for so many years, just picking up instruments and stretching myself so thin.