Don’t ignore pain

You’ll get lost and then you’ll find it.

I have yet to see a genius or a hero who, if stuck with a burning match, would feel less pain than his undistinguished average brother.

So many people get caught up in being a pro athlete and think they are better. I don't feel like I've ever changed or acted any differently because of the situation I'm in or that status I have.

A character is as much about what you do as what you say.

Forgive me if I don't shake hands.

There is no prospect that the United States will say to Israel, 'You do such and such and we'll not support you in your security.

There's nothing like a home-cooked meal - nothing! When people ask me what the best restaurant in L.A. is, I say, 'Uh, my house.' It's more intimate. Food can connect people in a forever sort of way.

Our building practices for the past century have been plain stupid - especially the glorification of the single-family house in a subdivision, at the expense of all other typologies and arrangements.

It is more important to find out what you are giving to society than to ask what is the right means of livelihood.

To survive, you must tell stories.