After all, when you come right down to it, how many people speak the same language even when they speak the same language?

There must be a lot of people in the world being wondered about by people who don't see them anymore.

Language is an archaeological vehicle... the language we speak is a whole palimpsest of human effort and history.

Words have a life; without response they die.

But when I don't smoke I scarcely feel as if I'm living. I don't feel as if I'm living unless I'm killing myself.

Nothing to be done really about animals. Anything you do looks foolish. The answer isn't in us. It's almost as if were put here on earth to show how silly they aren't.

When you suffer an attack of nerves you're being attacked by the nervous system. What chance has a man got against a system?.

The things that matter don't necessarily make sense.

Explorers have to be ready to die lost.

An idea is an eye given by God for the seeing of God. Some of these eyes we cannot bear to look out of; we blind them as quickly as possible.

And now it seems she's on my wavelength. That's all I need. My mind isn't much of a comfort to me but at least I thought it was private.

I only want to be famous to my friends.book: stuff i think about

Use what talents you possess the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.

What is there more kindly than the feeling between host and guest?

If we can't meet with our friends, I don't know how we're going to lead the world in terms of dealing with critical issues like terrorism.

I speak of honor-your honor to God-your honor to country-your honor to self. I sincerely believe it to be the cure to most of our ills, both on a national or individual basis.

Next time you see an ant, remember: winter is coming! The best time to prepare for tomorrow is today.

Everyone's crazy anyway. And those who think they aren't, are the ones who are even crazier - because they're in denial.

Instead of loving your enemies, have no enemies to love.

I'm a T-shirt-and-Levi's type of a guy.

Ninety percent of the time, you're going to hear no. It took me seven years to make 'Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored.' Nobody wanted to see the movie made. I got the movie made.