The pursuit of historical relevance is an under appreciated endeavor.

The pursuit of historical revelance is an under appreciated endeavor.

In the history of the world, we have left our footprints by our unique stories.

Trouble is a part of your life and if you don't share it you don't give the person who loves you a chance to love you enough.

It is absolutely my conviction, that Walter Salles will figure among the great directors of our time.

At twenty a man is a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel, at fifty a serpent, at sixty a dog, at seventy an ape, at eighty a nothing at all.

I spent my time very nicely in many ways, but not fully satisfactory. Then I became Professor in France, but realized that I was not - for the job that I should spend my life in.

But I've always been fascinated with that prettiest-girl-in-the-class person that I never was, getting inside her head and showing that she's just as tormented and messed up as everybody else.

We're not going to fix government until we fix citizenship.

The horse could not do without Manhattan. It drew him like a magnet, like a vacuum, like oats, or a mare, or an open, never-ending, tree-lined road.

Fractal litigation, whereby the flapping of a butterfly’s wings on one side of the world resulted in a massive compensation claim on the other.

There might be people out there who wouldn't hire me because they thought I should keep my mouth shut, but I'm not aware of that. Even if I saw evidence of that, it wouldn't really concern me.