It will always take a good deal more courage to do something foolishly dangerous, when it is planned, than when it happens by surprise.

And it is a strange thing about love... it is that it can take a strength that would seem otherwise insignificant and transform it into a hardly quenchable power.

Now, he'd loved money for money's sake. He loved the feel of it, not only in his hands, but also in his heart.

Technology to wipe out truth is now available. Not everybody can afford it but it's available. When the cost comes down, look out!

...is impossible to specify what [consciousness] is, what it does, or why it evolved. Nothing worth reading has been written on it.

You can (be a middle-aged comic) if you work very hard at it, because comedy is really hard.

Leaders should interact with everyone in their organization as if the interaction is being recorded and will be used as a training film on how to treat colleagues, coworkers, and customers.

What feminism calls patriarchy is simply civilization , an abstract system designed by men but augmented and now co-owned by women.

'Slumdog' was my first movie, and I had never been to India before - I was just a teenager in the U.K. with my headphones and my Nike shoes. What did I know about growing up in a slum?

The farce is finished. I go to seek a vast perhaps.

It seems like only the real good stuff comes to mind. I don't think of all the tragedies.

Competition is a great thing and critically important in any industry. I respect the companies that build their brand through innovation/great product, packaging, sharp marketing and clever ideas.

Life is a malady in which sleep soothes us every sixteen hours; it is a palliation; death is the remedy.