Sleep always eluded the pursuer.

America was the worst place in the world in which to fail, fall sick, get old or die, because then your problems had crystallised into the unforgivable sin. Failure.

I hate people doing an emotional striptease. It's never genuine or they wouldn't drag outsiders m.

There aren't many idealists in politics.

[On Washington, D.C.:] There was no other city in the world where rumor fed upon itself so virulently. Whispers wiped out careers just as cholera destroyed its human victims.

There is always a moment when you think of death as a way easier than life.

FAITH in God is the only fortune, there is.

If Jesus looks too feminine to us, maybe it says more about our understanding of masculinity than it does about a possible conspiracy to feminize the church and men.

My Potentials are 600, 000 More Than I Use Right Now_nickc

Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to design as chance.

Every member of my family was displaced by Katrina.

The best things happen when you just happen to be somewhere with a camera.

Every time I use an app, part of my brain dies! We'll get to the point where we go to bed and wonder: 'Did I have a thought today?' You'll have to go to your 'Thought' app!

Nonviolence is an unchangeable creed. It has to be pursued even in face of violence raging around you.

I like to do comedy, but I'll be perfectly honest, I prefer to do drama and more character-driven-based stuff, generally.

For aspiring actors out there, I would say stay focused and don't let anyone pull you away from your goals. Shoot for the stars so that if you ever fall short you can land on the clouds.