I am an experimenter, or rather I used to be one. Then I stopped working, and since then people think I am a theoretician.

I always think everything is going to last forever, but nothing ever does. In fact nothing exists longer than an instant except the thing that we hold in memory

To live is to hurt others, and through others, to hurt oneself. Cruel earth! How can we manage not to touch anything? To find what ultimate exile?

Optimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness than any other.

A habit is good if it helps you achieve your goal; it is bad if it hinders your achievement.

There must be some good in the cocktail party to account for its immense vogue among otherwise sane people.

Vice President Joe Biden said today that 'Syria must be held accountable.' Unfortunately, the Obama administration has never employed an accountant, so they have no idea how to do that.

They've been so bloody ruthless that you almost get no choice in the matter.

What I know is my music gets blamed for school shootings.

I'm interested in making a path instead of following a trail, and that's what I want to do in life - in everything I do.

Q: Do you really distance yourself from your subject? I mean, what would you do if you were presented with a young girl burning to death? A: About 1/60 at f5.6.