You can look at anything as a cult. Churches are cults in their own way.

I know I wasn't as handsome as some other guys, but I was OK with that.

All over the world, young men and young women will always dream dreams.

The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool.

The ambition, the drive, the wanting to be the center of attention, the wanting to succeed... They're all inside me somewhere.

I didn't go out looking for negative characters; I went out looking for people who have a struggle and a fight to tackle. That's what interests me.

Don't let people treat you like a cigarette, they only use you when they're bored and step on you when they're done. Be like drugs, let them die for you.

I work constantly but I work at a lot of different things. You know, I run a theater company in New York, I direct plays, act in plays, in movies, so I try to keep it eclectic.

No one wants to be pretentious about what they do or take it seriously, because that is just weird.

I think you should be serious about what you do because this is it. This is the only life you've got.

To be loved, I think, is the thing that gets you up in the morning.

I think it's outrageous if a historian has a 'leading thought' because it means they will select their material according to their thesis

Working a Patent is not as easy as it sounds

Poetry is important. No less than science, it seeks a hold upon reality, and the closeness of its approach is the test of its success.

Death is but a transition from this life to another existence where there is no more pain and anguish. All the bitterness and disagreements will vanish, and the only thing that lives forever is love.

Kalos Kai Agathos, the singular balance of the good and the beautiful.

Why speak of the use of poetry? Poetry is what uses us.

To be able to look at change as an opportunity to grow - that is the secret to being happy.

Humans consist of body, mind and imagination. Our bodies are faulty, our minds untrustworthy, but our imagination has made us remarkable.

Goals have never defined me as a player. What has defined me is my impact on the team. If that means passing or playing defense to win, I'll do it.

Besides, who wants to read about success, anyway? Successful serial murderers, maybe.