The new always carries with it the sense of violation, of sacrilege. What is dead is sacred; what is new, that is different, is evil, dangerous, or subversive.

If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.

Whatever there be of progress in life comes not through adaptation but through daring.

In expanding the field of knowledge we but increase the horizon of ignorance.

A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition.

The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.

It is with the soul that we grasp the essence of another human being, not with the mind, nor even with the heart.

either you take in believing in miracles or you stand still like the hummingbird.

Chaos is the score upon which reality is written.

Art is only a means to life, the life more abundant. It merely points the way.

Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything - except his own nature.

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.

Emily mostly perceived her habit to write down notes as being one of the ways she could use to preserve moments of life.

When you can find a strong character and a director that does want to protect the integrity of all characters, female and male, then you have a good deal.

I was surprised when I finally moved to Boston and the East Coast, to discover that there weren't that many vibraphone players around. And I was the only one playing with four mallets.

The human race is a remarkable creature, one with great potential, and I hope that 'Star Trek' has helped to show us what we can be if we believe in ourselves and our abilities.

To enjoy the world without judgment is what a realized life is like.

I'd rather win a pennant than an Academy Award

Some people want to go forever, I just want to burn off hard and bright.

One man writes a novel. One man writes a symphony. It is essential that one man make a film.

I've always been interested in people, but I've never liked them.