I have not been part of an active counterculture movement, as it is not the approach that I have personally pursued to create a qualitatively beneficial and meaningful impact on society.

There is a dearth of thinking skills - people are taught what to think, not how.

I have to admit that I am really partial to the look and feel of a book. I have been that way my entire life.

It is easier for a libertarian to attack the science of global warming than to alter one's core libertarian beliefs.

I live in one of the coastal cities in Southern California, and every so often I like to take a walk down the boardwalk in Venice during the weekends when it is abuzz with lively activity.

The true secret to genius is in creativity, not in technical mechanics.

There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination, and wonder.

A politics of vengeance is not politics. Revenge is a recklessness towards the future in a vain attempt to make the present abolish a suffering which is already past.

There's no shame in enjoying a quiet life. And that's been the realization of the past few years for me.

I naturally gravitate to darker characters. Gotham. Batman's suit. It's all dark; he's very interesting. It all comes from his builds and guts.

Everyone has pencils in their house, no matter how hip and contemporary they are.

Creativity reduces instinctual tension, it fuses pleasure with reality, and satisfies the libido.

It is rational to believe, as it is our very existence that is at stake.

He runs a very tightly knit ship

Better to do a little well, then a great deal badly.

It is to be remembered that the origin of all the arts-music, painting and writing-is magical and evocative; and that magic is always used to obtain some definite result.