Anybody who runs is a VC. Anybody who stands still is a well-disciplined VC.

Never say no to an idea - you never know how that idea will ignite another idea.

However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

The great nations have always acted like gangsters, and the small nations like prostitutes.

The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good.

I do not always know what I want, but I do know what I don't want.

You're an idealist, and I pity you as I would the village idiot.

A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what's behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later.

Be suspicious of people who have, or crave, power. Never, ever go near power. Don't become friends with anyone who has real power. It's dangerous.

The very meaninglessness of life forces man to create his own meaning.

I don't love you anymore", she whispered. "I don't love you at all." His throat closed. "It's all right, sweetheart. I love you enough for both of us.

Mens videt astra.(The soul sees the stars.)

You too must not count overmuch on your reality as you feel it today since like that of yesterday it may prove an illusion for you tomorrow.

Good is the enemy of great.

Children are paparazzi. They take your picture with their minds when you don't want them to see you at your worst. Trust me, they SEE and HEAR everything.

If I could get that girl [Courtney Love] to publish her poetry, the world would change.

In terms of relationships, women often completely over-estimate the confidence of men, and forget about needing to feel validated.

Lady Gaga is a pop prostitute, a satanic b - with her fascist and demonic secret signs! Her pop prostitution has more to do with bikini advertising than with warmth.

There's much more in any given moment than we usually perceive, and that we ourselves are much more than we usually perceive. When you know that, part of you can stand outside the drama of your life.

All of us will ultimately be judged on the effort we have contributed to building a new world order.