Nothing makes a person desire improvement like failure

I thought about writing the character as male, but then I would be forced to portray him as a woman in a man's body.

We accept what we think is best for us.

[N]othing is more easily corrupted than an artist.

We are sent to bless the world, but we are never told to compromise with it.

Early on, I used to think it was really cool and macho to jump out of the car and tackle the bad guy. But then when you see the stunts in the movie, you realize it could've been a lady in a poncho.

The future is an imagined Now, a projection of the mind.

There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.

I didn't have any inhibitions. I saw Elvis and Gene Vincent, and I thought, "Well, I can do this." And I liked doing it.

It costs a lot of money to be rich.

I don't write polite letters. I don't like to plea-bargain. I like to fight.

I think God's going to come down and pull civilization over for speeding.