Why should man bother himself so much about salvation, unless he has a feeling of being doomed?

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.

No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.

Happiness has always seemed like a bluebird, and consists of moments.

A man who has to be punctually at a certain place at five o'clock has the whole afternoon ruined for him already.

Those who are wise won't be busy, and those who are too busy can't be wise.

When Small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set.

Neckties strangle clear thinking.

Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence.

There is so much to love and to admire in this life that it is an act of ingratitude not to be happy and content in this existence.

I have a hankering to go back to the Orient and discard my necktie. Neckties strangle clear thinking.

There is no study that is not capable of delighting us, after a little application to it.

It has been said that most revolutions are not caused by revolutionaries in the first place, but by the stupidity and brutality of governments

I curated this show [Shanghai Biennale ], I was by no means trying to shock people or be controversial.

Seeing the light is a choice, not seeing the light is no choice.

A good conscience is a continual feast.

50% of Americas population spends less than 10 dollars a month on romance. You know what we call these people? Men!

There's tons of people with talent; it's the system that's all screwed up.

I've done a lot of pilots, and they're all so expositional. In the beginning, I think that it is important to make sure that the audience is invested in us.

What brings people down is the same thing over and over.

I'm crap at lying. I go bright red.