But as far as true goodness was concerned, that didn't exist - not in the land of cowardly men.

Anyone who loves in the expectation of being loved in return is wasting their time.

Whenever you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open, concentrate and make sure you know exactly what it is you want. No one can hit their target with their eyes closed.

Man needs what's worst in him in order to achieve what's best in him.

There are two kinds of idiots - those who don't take action because they have received a threat, and those who think they are taking action because they have issued a threat.

Love, too, was just a question of time

Because you believed I was capable of behaving decently, I did.

And one more thing: you still believe that man can be good. If that weren't the case, you wouldn't have invented all this nonsense to convince yourself otherwise.

They were so ignorant, so naive, so resigned to their lot. They refused to believe anything that didn't fit in with what they were used to believing.

Even God has a hell: his love of Mankind.

Men who have nothing to lose never give a thought for eternal life.

My heart's cracking apart all over again because of the way I've missed him.

I went to elementary like any other kid, but I was just always a little different. I had that sparkle, and everyone told my mom, 'She needs to be on TV, acting.'

Sitting in a room being forced to listen to 'The Chanukah Song' over and over." [on his idea of Hell]

Of all noxious animals, the most noxious is a tourist. And of all tourists the most vulgar, ill-bred, offensive and loathsome is the British tourist.

You might be a redneck if you have every episode of Hee Haw on tape.

Dreams shape the world

We fall in love with one version of someone and we expect them to stay that way, but they never do.

I just tried to create a little chaos. Chaos is a good thing. God created the whole world out of it. Change is what comes of it.

If fate is a millstone, we are the grist. There is nothing we can do. So I wish for strength. If I cannot protect them from the wheel,then give me a strong blade, and enough strength, to shatter fate

I know [canned music] makes chickens lay more eggs and factory workers produce more. But how much more can they get out of you on an elevator?