I've been giving interviews for the last 25 or 30 years, more often than not answering the same questions over and over again, ad nauseum

I think this society suffers so much from too much freedom, too many rights that allow people to be irresponsible.

I never understood alienation. Alienation from what? You have to want to be part of something in order to feel alienated from it.

I think when I was two years old in the sandbox. I think I formulated my basic philosophy there, and I haven't really had to alter it very much ever since

No, seriously, I really don't have much ill-will toward anyone these days; I just ignore the people that I dislike

People who consider themselves political, who follow political developments most rigorously, are often those who view the political process with the greatest lack of perspective.

Embrace nature's brutal perfection.

I think I feel automatically at home in Italy

I have never made any secret of any of my thoughts or areas of interest. I've always been honest, open, and upfront

I've always done everything at my disposal to avoid labeling what I do, or to avoid being labeled myself

Similarly, only people as misanthropic as myself can be counted on not to have to lie to others, since we have the unique luxury of not caring what sort of opinions others formulate about us.

Even if you don't have all the things you want, be grateful for the things you don't have that you don't want (Bob Dylan's dad)

Things will happen. You can't stop them from happening, but you can control your reaction from making things worse. React Positively. Live Happily.

If I have to question a friendship, then it wasn't a friendship to begin with.

The present grows within the boundaries of the past.

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.

You can never learn anything that you did not already know

Invent yourself and then reinvent yourself.

A multitude of words is probably the most formidable means of blurring and obscuring thought. There is no thought, however momentous, that cannot be expressed lucidly in 200 words.

I've brought you a mirror. Look at yourself and remember me.

Checklists are really helpful ways to remind people around how to manage complicated tasks.