I am a humanist, which means, in part, that I have tried to behave decently without expectations of rewards or punishments after I am dead.

There is a tragic flaw in our precious constitution, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president.

Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before.

Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.

Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead.

One of the few good things about modern times: If you die horribly on television, you will not have died in vain. You will have entertained us.

A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.

Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why.

Music is, to me, proof of the existence of God. It is so extraordinarily full of magic, and in tough times of my life I can listen to music and it makes such a difference.

Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.

We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.

What an abyss of ignorance hiding under the guise of love and care!

The few Americans he had encountered in his lifetime had all seemed flat to him, as if freedom weakened one's capacity for intense emotion by demanding too little of it.

Shut the F--- up and create your f---ing art.

Empathy was written from many male and female points of view because each character reacts differently to the emotional fallout from one binding circumstance

A dog could see your heart in your eyes, Budress told him, and dogs were drawn to our hearts.

Our ability to handle life's challenges is a measure of our strength of character.

To be a Bond girl you need courage, charm, determination and feistiness.

I can't believe a war against drugs when they have anti-drug commercials on TV all day long followed by This Bud is for you.

It's strange how sometimes you can be so happy it goes all the way round to sadness.

I am living proof that the American dream still exists. It is still alive and well. There is only one trick, you have to be willing to roll up your sleeves and work very, very hard.