It is naturally only a coincidence that all too often, American foreign-policy objectives dovetail nicely with the economic objectives of multinational corporations.

If malice or envy were tangible and had a shape, it would be the shape of a boomerang.

Reason and truth have rarely prevailed against demagoguery when the audience is too ignorant to tell the difference.

Credibility, like virginity, can only be lost once and never recovered.

Here's your enemy for this week, the government says. And some gullible Americans click their heels and salute - often without knowing who or even where the enemy of the week is.

The truth is that neither British nor American imperialism was or is idealistic. It has always been driven by economic or strategic interests.

Gun-control has always been an elitist method of controlling the common.

If you believe in the right to life, then you must believe in the right to have the means to defend that life.

Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them.

Don't live beyond your means. Don't buy more than you can pay for. Don't expect to get rich quick. And don't confuse salesmen for friends or advisers.

Capitalism is like math. It is amoral. It is good at producing wealth; it's bad at distributing wealth. Unless it operates within a moral framework it will produce an unjust society.

If you see a piece of paper on the floor, don't ignore it, pick it up, write down your dream, and carry it everywhere you go . . .

One way of keeping your dreams alive is to keep it to yourself. It can save you and protect your dreams to a greater extent.

Never regret on something you can fix.

My hairstyle role model is Manuel Neuer. His hair is always perfect.

We experimented and we experienced many altered states of awareness. We used the power plants. I did that for a year or two.

I believe in spirits, not ghosts.

A new child in the house is a huge tourist attraction. It's like Disneyland, except there the lines are longer and no one brings casseroles.

I will never permit myself to give in to American taste and lower the standards of art.

I'm as proud of what we don't do as I am of what we do.

I never sleep for more than five hours, hardly ever.