To me it's awe-inspiring ... All those billions of little evolutionary steps leading to this sensation of being "me."

What could anyone confess that would be worth anything or serve any useful purpose? What has happened to us has either happened to everyone or to us alone

Today the biggest problem in caring for those with AIDS is no longer mainly a medical or scientific problem. The crisis is access to affordable drugs.

For me the most important thing is to spread the Hindu knowledge about the soul. This is more important than any other knowledge and is my main priority.

Poetry is as vital to thinking as knowledge.

The greatest contribution we can make to the wellbeing of those in our lives is to have peace in our own hearts.

It always seems to be raining harder than it really is when you look at the weather through the window.

Violence stops thought. Hence its popularity as a pain-killer.

The death of contentment is comparison.

I don't believe in using too much graphic violence, although I've done it. It's better to be suggestive and to allow the viewer to fill in the blanks in their minds.

Civilization is being poisoned by its own waste products.