What's true for us as individual humans is true for the civilization we create: a sprint culture, seeking ever greater speed and power in all things cannot endure.

Medicinal discovery, It moves in mighty leaps, It leapt straight past the common cold And gave it us for keeps.

It's ironic that Olympic spectators will never have seen Yiannis Kouros, the greatest Greek athlete since Pheidippides

Sport, which mimics the language and emotional intensity of war but eliminates the fatal destruction, may be a form of redemption.

Its likely that a general pattern of behavior among threatened human societies is to become more blindered, rather than more focused on the crisis, as they fall.

I sleep better at night knowing that scientists can clone sheep.

She scooted up tighter and kissed him, hearing the stomp and rhythm of lust pulse in her blood. A rhythm as primitive as time.

She kissed him tonight, just like she had the first time twelve years ago, with everything she had.

Do not allow yourself to be pulled into the role of embracing victimship as some sort of badge of honor to wear or flash around at any opportunity.

We are only human, and the Gods have fashioned us for love. This is our greatest glory and our greatest tragedy.

Probably it's true what you think and you know... but I don't caareeee I'm a fake character...

The only way to live well is to feel intensely.

Something about the cultural tradition of Jews is way, way more sympathetic to science and learning and intellectual pursuits than Islam.

People don't want simply to buy the product, they want to have sympathy with the company too.

The bigger the canvas, the better I do. I'm not so good at understated, kitchen-sink kinds of parts.

People want to be disturbed when they go see a horror movie.

I'll admit - I was honored to be on the cover of Time

My goal is to create a therapy of ideas, to try to bring in new ideas so that we can see the same old problems differently.