Our essence is change. We are movement. Being out of balance is life. Perfect balance. Stasis. That is death. Life yearns for perfection. Death is perfection.

you only live once.Unless you a zombie

Isn't it sad that some people waste their lives emulating those who don't even know who they are or what they are here on earth to do?

Make sure you have a vice president in charge of your revolution, to engender ferment among your more conventional colleagues.

Billy Crystal knows how to make people laugh. He's got 30 years on stage... there's no telling him what's funny.

George Bush has met more foreign heads of state than I have. But a substantial number of them were dead.

What boots it at one gate to make defence, And at another to let in the foe?

Some people think it's because '24' was jump-started by what happened on 9/11. That was never why we made the show. We started production six months prior to 9/11, and we'd already done ten episodes.

Astrology is astronomy brought down to Earth and applied toward the affairs of men.

No one can hate you with more intensity than someone who used to love you.

Have a huge work ethic, be ambitious, aggressive, tough.