If I'm not at my study by 10:00, 10:30, forget it, I can't write a word.

I'm the most gregarious of men and love good company, but never less alone when alone.

We were in the Arabian Desert for nine months. And I was having the time of my life. It could have been an archeological expedition, a military expedition.

It's such a relief for me to sit in front of a tape recorder and not be using it to learn my lines.

When did I realize I was God? Well, I was praying and I suddenly realized I was talking to myself.

I have no intention of uttering my last words on the stage. Room service and a couple of depraved young women will do me quite nicely for an exit.

There may be honor among thieves, but there's none in politicians.

The only exercise I take is walking behind the coffins of friends who took exercise.

Question: How do you know you're God? Answer: Simple. When I pray to him, I find I'm talking to myself.

I will not be an ordinary man, because I have a right to be extraordinary.

I did quite enjoy the days when one went for a beer at one's local in Paris and woke up in Corsica.

My reputation as a ladies' man was a joke. It caused me to laugh bitterly through the 10, 000 nights I spent alone.

The enemy is at the gate. It is a question of life and death.

Why don't more women attain enlightenment?

Americans are in the habit of never walking if they can ride.

The penetrating brilliance of swords, wielded by followers of the Way, strikes at the evil enemy, lurking deep within, their own souls and bodies.

Let's face it: the world is twisted. And rotten.

When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are.

What is the worth of a happiness for which you must strive and work? Real happiness is spontaneous and effortless.

I love kids. I was a kid myself, once.

In this respect, I suppose I'm the total opposite of Garry [Kasparov]. With his very emotive body language at the [chess]board he shows and displays all his emotions. I don't.