The only philosophy is that of language, the only religion is that of the word.

Voyaging begins when one burns one's boats, adventures begin with a shipwreck.

You who look at everything through your perpetually open eyes, is your lucidity never bathed in tears?

Smell and taste differentiate, whereas language, like sight and hearing, integrates.

What philosophy worthy of the name has truly been able to avoid the link between poem and theorem?

It is in your best interest to avoid sleep debt, otherwise be prepared to pay both the DEBT and the INTEREST!

The thing I enjoyed most were visits from children. They did not want public office.

I have been listening to sport and watching sport on the BBC since I was a tiny boy.

We speak loud. And we speak with our hands, but we're not aggressive like warwise. A Portuguese is not going to punch you for no reason.

The great corrupter of public men is the ego - corrupter because distracter. Wealth, sensuality, power cannot hold a candle to it. Looking in the mirror distracts one's attention from the problem.

I would say that it's an awfully overrated aspirin and very similar to the old people's Disneyland.

I wished God were like He used to be, a few notches lower. I wanted Him to be lofty enough to help me but not so uncontrollable. I longed for His warm presence, times when He seemed more… safe.

I think I was only divorced once, and the rest were annulments. Or, maybe not. I can't keep track actually, because it's not that important. I just am who I am.

Every day is a reminder to accept myself as I am.

Another thing that really excites me: I'd like to do multiple versions of the same film.