You can't disobey the rules every time you disapprove. However, when you're considering something that constitutes an extreme abridgement of your rights, conscience is the court of last resort.

Having a place in this society is far less important than creating a society in which one would want to have a place.

The most exciting things going on in America today are movements to change America.

The university is a vast public utility which turns out future workers in today's vineyard, the military-industrial complex.

I'm tired of reading about history, I want to make it.

There just is exponentially more money in the movie business than in the music business. As a result there are more people involved in the creative process.

I like to be nice. I want to be a hero. I want to save people. Or just kill zombies, because they deserve it, because they're already dead and they can't feel it. They don't have feelings.

Don't spend money on gear. Spend it on plane tickets.

I had decided that I wanted a dog from an animal shelter. Normally, presidents have purebred dogs, but my is a Labrador-griffon mix. Absolutely adorable.

There are parts of us that are miserable, that hate, that love, that are cruel, are kind, are reasonable, are unreasonable. You know, you live inside your own mind. Who are you kidding?

[she] had a great reputation for unselfishness because she was always giving up a lot of things she didn't want.

It's good to work for someone else. Because then you appreciate it more when you are an entrepreneur.

Networking is the No. 1 unwritten rule of success in business.

I have had some pretty wild nights! I think the media keeps a very close eye on what people are up to these days. I was out with George Clooney a few nights ago and we had a great time.

The key to success is to risk thinking unconventional thoughts. Convention is the enemy of progress.