... the future is under no obligation to wait patiently while we get ready for it.

EROEI [energy returned on energy invested, or net energy] is to a civilization what gross profit is to a business, the source of the surplus that supports the entire enterprise.

There’s no such thing as technology in the singular, only technologies in the plural.

Authenticity is about where it comes from; validity is about whether it works.

In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.

Your heart will always go where your mind wanders.

Men never cling to their dreams with such tenacity as at the moment when they are losing faith in them and know it but do not dare yet to confess it to themselves.

What am I doing as a filmmaker? What is the goal? To look for the unknown atmosphere that hasn't been described before. This is my only goal. Unknown images. Because if not, it's boring, no?

It is decreed by a merciful Nature that the human brain cannot think of two things simultaneously . . .

I really don't care much about baseball, or looking at ball games, major or minor. All my interest in baseball is in its statistics.

And one of the frustrating parts, but it's an inherent part of our democracy, is we have separation of powers.

I've always wanted to be a guy with a rec room.

To me, crying is not a sign of weakness. She wants it that bad and she puts her whole heart into it. She had really high expectations, and that's why she's so good. She just had a bad game.

Love is an act of endless forgiveness. It means forget inconvenient duties, then forgive yourself for forgetting. By rigid practice and stern determination, it comes easy.