The reports on human progress are beginning to come in, and some are a little discouraging.

Instead of past, present and future, I'd prefer chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry.

To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first, and call whatever you hit the target

Be kind to unkind people. They need it the most.

Please don't lie to me,unless,you're sure I'll never find out the truth.

The greatest obstacle to discovering the truth is being convinced that you already know it.

I want either less corruption, or more chance to participate in it.

I too have known joy and sadness, and, on the whole, I prefer joy.

I'll give up my bad habits as soon as equally satisfying good habits become available.

I may not be perfect, but parts of me are excellent.

Keep some souvenirs of your past, or how will you ever prove it wasn't all a dream?

Creative people are often found either disagreeable or intimidating by mediocrities.

If love is the greatest gift of all-and I believe it is- then the greatest privilege of all is to be able to love someone.

...but every person who does serious time with a keyboard is attempting to translate his version of the world into words so that he might be understood.

The more liberty you give away the more you will have.

Love ... is the honoring of others in a way that grants them the grace of their own autonomy and allows mutual discovery.

Even people who aren’t geniuses can outthink the rest of mankind if they develop certain thinking habits.

New York is a theme park for people with IQs over 108.

I invested all my money in debt.

I would rather spend my entire life doing nothing than have my name attached to something mediocre.

I don't want to be an artist that gets stuck doing one thing. I don't want to be an artist who people look back at and say, 'His early work was really great.