We are not the only avatars of humanity. Once our computing machines achieved self-consciousness, they became part of this design.

As for the depiction of the Catholic church, it's not meant to be a prediction

It occurs to me that our survival may depend upon our talking to one another.

The Great Change is when humankind accepts its role as part of the natural order of the universe instead of its role as a cancer

Words are the only bullets in truth's bandolier. And poets are the snipers.

If everyone could understand the working of a psychopath's mind, we undoubtedly would be closer to insanity ourselves.

Nobody gets beyond a petroleum economy. Not while there's petroleum there.

Seduction... was both a science and art - a blend of skill, discipline, proximity, and opportunity. Mostly proximity.

Poets are the mad midwives to reality. They see not what is, nor what can be, but what must become.

History viewed from the inside is always a dark, digestive mess, far different from the easily recognizable cow viewed from afar by historians.

The shortest route to courage is absolute ignorance.

No moment is more valuable than this moment because no moment is alive outside this moment any moment other than this moment is either dead or hasn’t born yet!

Trust yourself, you will start to trust others.

Another woman told Constant what it was the crowd felt it had a right to. 'We have a right to know what's going on!' she cried.

It felt as if I was suddenly walking around in wet socks, weighing my feet down as if two kids were sitting on my feet with their legs wrapped around mine.

Books will speak plain when counselors blanch.

The final, unfinished fugue from The Art of Fugue is the greatest piece of music ever composed.

Directing a film was something I was yearning to do. I always wanted to see if I had the capacity to be a good storyteller.

Opportunities present themselves every day - to everyone. You just have to be alert and ready to act.

Can't you see that everyone is buying station wagons?