I think the fact that I was raised in show business, in New York City, in the '50s, that's affected my personality to the point that I'm a little different.
There are two types of courage involved with what I did. When it comes to picking up a rifle, millions of people are capable of doing that, as we see in Iraq or Vietnam. But when it comes to risking their careers, or risking being invited to lunch by the establishment, it turns out that's remarkably rare.
I think that we could be more careful about what we're saying to young women in terms of their expectations. It's unrealistic to expect people to always be in designer clothes. Girls growing up deserve more freedom in how they look and how they feel about how they look.
what has roots that nobody sees, is taller than trees, up up it goes, yet it never grows?
People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn't they? People feared coal, they feared gas-powered engines... There will always be ignorance, and ignorance leads to fear. But with time, people will come to accept their silicon masters.
The love we give away is the only love we keep.
What did the buffalo say when his son left for school?
Hope is the feeling that the feeling you have isn't permanent.
There are a lot of obstacles in the way of our understanding animal intelligence - not the least being that we can't even agree whether nonhuman species are conscious. We accept that chimps and dolphins experience awareness we like to think dogs and cats do. But what about mice and newts? What about a fly? Is anything going on there at all?
I really unfortunately don't have tons of hilarious Sundance stories, because really I am not the biggest fan of hanging out, but the reason why is because I never go see other people's movies and I think that's the way to do it.
What we have to get clear to kids is that when you offer your stillness and open yourself to the experience of music, it pays you back more than you give.
You are in a room that has no doors or windows. No exit at all. All that is in there is you, a mirror, and a wooden table. How do you get out?
I have been wildly enthused about gaming since I was younger, and a career path I chose not to go down but did really consider was getting into programming and game design.
Somebody's brother died, but the man who died had no brothers how is this possible?
The American people I talk to don't spend every moment thinking, 'How can I tax my neighbor more than they're being taxed?' They say, 'How can I get a good job? How can my kids get good jobs? How can seniors have a confidence in their future when they know that Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are bankrupt?'
A man takes his donkeys up the mountain after a few minutes he stops to make sure that there are 30 donkeys so he gets off his donkey and fortunately counts 30. About 5 minutes later paranoid whether he still has 30 he looks back and counts 29 and realizes one has disappeared. Shocked by this he gets off and by the time he counts them all the 30th donkey is there, how is this?
The idea of the sacred is quite simply one of the most conservative notions in any culture, because it seeks to turn other ideas - uncertainty, progress, change - into crimes.
ONE DAY TWO FATHERS AND TWO SONS GO ON A FISHING TRIP. EACH OF THEM CATCHES A FISH, BUT WHEN THEY GET BACK HOME THEY ONLY HAVE 3. THEY DIDNT LOSE ANY OR ATE ANY YET. WHY IS THAT?
I had a non-existent knowledge of Queen Victoria's early years. Like everyone else, I thought of her as an old lady dressed in black. My mom had told me about her, though, that she had a very loving relationship with Albert, that they had lots of kids, and that he died young.