no one asks poor people if they want war.

This feat I also had no idea how to accomplish, but ignorance had never stopped me from taking action before.

...nothing is more precious than independence and freedom...

He responded with one of those looks of pity and amusement I was by now so used to getting, the kind that implied not only was my fly undone, but that there was nothing to see even if it was.

give a woman the chance to reject something else besides me

Quoting Nguyen Du - Talent and destiny are apt to feud.

Did we salivate for sadness, or had we only learned to enjoy what we were forced to eat?

Some animals could see in the dark, but it was only humans who deliberately sought out every possible route into the darkness of our own interiors.

While it is better to be loved than hated, it is also far better to be hated than ignored.

cheered by the optimism that one sometimes had at the beginning of strenuous exercise, a kind of helium that filled our lungs and carried us along

That is what revolutionaries do. We sacrifice ourselves to save others.

The whole summer lay ahead of us-time to rest, time to wait. And when the future comes-no matter what comes with it-I'll be smarter. I'll be stronger. I'll be ready.

Boys seek attention, men demand respect.

I feel we are all islands - in a common sea.

All who love have lied.

I think for me to do a traditional sitting meditation I would really have to spend a couple weeks working at it. The only way I know how to efficiently, effectively meditate is by walking in nature.

I never, in all my life, had anything whatever to do with robbing any bank in the state of Missouri.

Now, more than ever, the choice between Obama and Romney will be which one do you want to ruin your country?

As an artist, I gotta stand up to my own work.

Quality performance starts with a positive attitude.

The film is not a success until it makes money. It's only good when there's a dollar figure attached to the box office.