You can get a lot of work done if you stay with it and are excited and its play instead of work.

Passion makes most psychiatrists nervous

The first function of mythology is showing everything as a metaphor to transcendence.

A mythological image that has to be explained to the brain is not working.

The fundamental human experience is that of compassion.

Mythology is to relate found truth to the living of a life.

The imitation of Christ is the joyful participation in the sorrows of the world.

When you don't have a job (requiring reading) and you are doing your own reading you've got deep psychological questions. As deep as those of a little boy.

Reading what you want, and having one book lead to the next, is the way I found my discipline.

Change what is into the wonder it can be.

If you can't frighten yourself, I don't think you can excite other people. And I like being frightened.

If we are in a high enough state of consciousness we see that life is only a passing dream.

I've been a performer for a long time and I know when people are laughing from their guts, from the inside, and when their tuxedos are laughing.

I love the way you work out,” I whisper. “I love the way you work me.

When in Boston, I shall be able to take you out to dinner, if not to bed. I should greatly prefer the latter, but I must accept my lot.

I always love to see singing on television; any form of a musical is exciting to me.

I wasn't too good at vaulting, and I didn't have running speed and jumping power.

However one might pray - in any verbal way or completely without words - is unimportant to God. What matters is the heart's intent.