I was not the popular kid in school.

I don't want to die tomorrow knowing I could've had a piece of cake tonight.

There's 5 levels of fatness! Fluffy is one of the levels. There's big, healthy, husky, fluffy and damn.

Why do people measure life by the years instead of how good the years were?

I drink diet coke so I can eat regular cake.

Me racist? The only race I hate is the one you have to run.

Life is measured by how you lived it, not by the years.

With all the classes they offer at school, how come they don't have one for common sense?

When you go to Hawaii, it's all about "Aloha." It means hello, goodbye and I love you.

You live by the cake, you die by the cake.

I had to travel half way across the world to be called an American.

So... are you also chasing butterflies?

Writers were as parasitic, she supposed, as the spore itself.

Scent is like a kiss of time travel which transports one to an ancient memorable occasion.

If I were a rock star, I'd design my own clothes. I'd do it because that's the mark of a true rock star.

there is nothing bad to fear; once you have crossed that threshold, all is well. Another world, and you do not have to speak

I have a good idea every two years. Give me a topic, I will give you the idea! [Reputed to have been a remark made to the head of his department at Caltech.]

When hiring key employees, there are only two qualities to look for: judgement and taste. Almost everything else can be bought by the yard.

Reality is our best friend - everything indicates that nuclear power should be used more.

The cost of sanity in this society, is a certain level of alienation

Other people don't know what you've gone through. And everybody has a story that you probably don't know.