The vision always precedes the realization

To be rich in friends is to be poor in nothing

Rome is stately and impressive; Florence is all beauty and enchantment; Genoa is picturesque; Venice is a dream city; but Naples is simply -- fascinating.

When an object or purpose is clearly held in thought, its precipitation, in tangible and visible form, is merely a question of time. The vision always precedes, and itself determines the realization.

To live in Venice is like being domesticated in the heart of an opal.

True socialism is the equalization of all privileges. The power to take advantage of them, - that is another matter.

it is far better to appreciate and not to possess, than to possess and not to appreciate.

History and legend and art and romance meet and mingle to create that indefinable sorcery of Venice. It is like nothing on earth except a poet's dream.

Love is the reality of the soul.

Art that only comes from the head isn't any good.

Kiss principle: Keep it simple stupid.

It starts with a crush, it then may turn into love, and hopefully will end up as soulmates.

I'm real critical of myself. I think a lot of what I've done is boring indie rock. I didn't intend it to be that way, but somehow milk gets added to everything.

I like the piano - I'm always about 15 feet away from a piano.

How many whales do we really need? I figure five. One for each ocean.

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be.

I love it, man; I'm 23 years old and I'm lucky enough to write movies as a job! I just feel really blessed and can't believe it's happening.

Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. To these I commit my day.

The thirteenth rule of radical tactics: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.