There are silver ships There are gold ships, But there are no ships Like friendships.

We're captive on the carousel of time, we can't return we can only look behind.

When speech comes from a quiet heart, it has the strength of the orchid, and the fragrance of rock.

Keep a good heart. That's the most important thing in life. It's not how much money you make or what you can acquire. The art of it is to keep a good heart.

Abstract is not a style. I simply want to make a surface work. This is just a use of space and form: it's an ambivalence of forms and space.

When the world becomes a massive mess with nobody at the helm, it's time for artists to make their mark.

Chase away the demons, and they will take the angels with them.

I was the Pink Pansy or whatever, wearing this crazy thing.

I enjoy being Jewish, but I'm an atheist... I hate fundamentalism in all its forms. Jews, Catholics, Baptists, I think they are all potty and capable of destroying the world.

There is a different future that is available to North Korea, if they choose differently.

From my parents, I learned a very strong work ethic, and all of my brothers and sisters all worked from the earliest days of life right through to the present time.

Don’t set your own goals by what other people make important.

The good Lord wouldn't have put it in your heart if it wasn't right.

The penalty of success is to be bored by the people who used to snub you.

Respect movements, flee schools.

it would be lovely to sleep in a wild cherry-tree all white with bloom in the moonshine

Pain is such an important thing in life. I think that as an artist you have to experience suffering.

Words from the past: "It's a clever idea, Mr. Bell, but don't wire us, we'll wire you.

I need a lot of alone time as a human. And especially on a movie set when you're around people all day long. So it's actually kind of nice to go home to a hotel and be alone and unwind.

Today never feels like it will be history, but it will. And more likely than not, you will look back and realize that you should have known.

We pay far too much attention to externals.