There are tree main bulwarks of defence against new thoughts: to pay no heed, to give no credence, and finally to assert that it had already long existed.

Everywhere where detestable Islam has not yet driven out the ancient, profound religions of humanity with fire and sword, my ascetic results would have to fear the reproach of being trivial

People are, generally speaking, either dead certain or totally indifferent (Both types are crawling around deep down in the rabbit's fur!)

In life, school, or work, you must resourcefully act with purpose, curiosity, and wisdom toward positive outcomes, if not a vision.

I don't have a disregard for my reader in humor pieces.

My number-one theory in life is that style is proportional to your lack of resources - the less you have, the more stylish you're likely to be.

Just as it is wrong to work on chess by studying only the first 10-15 moves, so it is wrong to play one and the same opening system, even though it be rich in variations and nuances.

As the universe accepted our show, more people began to accept me.

I want to encourage people to make healthy life choices, whether it's training for a half-marathon, or eating more vegetables.

If you are not offending people, then you are not an evangelist.

It always surprises me when I see the director's versions of films released separately, long after the film's theatrical run.

So that between the Cape of St. Maria and Japan we were four months and twenty-two days; at which time there were no more than six besides myself that could stand upon his feet.