I'm not interested in the difference between good and bad, I'm interested in the differences between good and great.

It's nice that HBO is in business with the audience and not with the advertisers. There's a difference.

You're going to fall down, but the world doesn't care how many times you fall down, as long as it's one fewer than the numbers of times you get back up.

Good writers borrow from other writers. Great writers steal from them outright.

Stupid people surround themselves with smart people. Smart people surround themselves with smart people who disagree with them.

An artist’s job is to captivate… if we stumble into truth, we got lucky.

Rule of storytelling: When a character is shoved against a wall, shove them against a wall harder.

A friend is somebody who says the same things to your face that they would say if you're not in the room.

Certainly, last year we did an episode about the census and sampling versus a direct statistic. You just said the word 'census', and people fall asleep.

Socializing on the internet is to socializing what reality TV is to reality.

There's a great tradition in storytelling that's thousands of years old, telling stories about kings and their palaces, and that's really what I wanted to do.

Those who complain that fate is against them will have a hard time finding happiness in their lives

I—I didn't think—""That, " said Professor McGonagall, "is obvious.

If we never felt sorrow, we'd never recognize bliss.

Vibration is always good. Sitting on top of the washing machine thats going.

This Italian restaurant I'm at is authentic! When they seat you, they give you a mustache.

Government-run schools can't instill morals and character.

When there is a huge force pressing down on freedoms, sub-cultures with more creativity and power are likely to form.

My only obligation is to keep myself and other people guessing.

If anyone does not wish to have Mary Immaculate for his Mother, he will not have Christ for his Brother.

Prayer is asking for guidance. Meditation is listening to it.