The fullness or emptiness of life will be measured by the extent to which a man feels that he has an impact on the lives of others.

The function of a briefing paper is to prevent the ambassador from saying something dreadfully indiscreet. I sometimes think its true object is to prevent the ambassador from saying anything at all.

Universities should be safe havens where ruthless examination of realities will not be distorted by the aim to please or inhibited by the risk of displeasure.

Maybe you are the "cool" generation. If coolness means a capacity to stay calm and use your head in the service of ends passionately believed in, then it has my admiration.

There is no lasting hope in violence, only temporary relief from hopelessness.

We all live in a televised goldfish bowl.

While the spoken word can travel faster, you can't take it home in your hand. Only the written word can be absorbed wholly at the convenience of the reader.

The presumption of innocence is not just a legal concept. In commonplace terms, it rests on that generosity of spirit which assumes the best, not the worst, of the stranger.

If I take refuge in ambiguity, I assure you that it's quite conscious.

You and I know that there is a correlation between the creative and the screwball. So we must suffer the screwball gladly.

There is no greater challenge than to have someone relying upon you; no greater satisfaction than to vindicate his expectation.

Be the one to stand out in the crowd, Be the one to go where they’d rather not.Beautiful things don’t beg for a chance to glowThey throw out their lights and just shine out loud!

To a great extent in spiritual things we get what we expect of the Lord. Faith alone can bring us to see Jesus.

Let me see. What are my other shortcomings?

Reading makes a full man, meditation a profound man, discourse a clear man.

My view of myself as an artist expanded because of the time I spent at Cal Arts.

You get comparisons with anything in life. I think that if you [are] taking the time out to compare me to somebody, then I must be doing something right.

I know it's simple, but my main inspiration is just my love of music. I know that sounds overly naive. But it's true.

Happiness is like a butterfly.

Every since high school I've been drawn to magazines.

The surplus of society overrides all our traditions and shapes all our philosophies.