When you have cat stealers over for tea, you clean the house, buy bagels and cream cheese, and try to figure out how to trap your guests in a lie.

Wasn't growing catnip in one's yard the kitty equivalent of giving candy to children?

I never went to film school, so I never had the chance to be rejected.

How much did I hear of religion as a child? Very little, and yet my heart leaped when I heard the name of God. I do believe every soul has a tendency toward God.

Ultimately, leadership is more about 'being' than 'doing.'

We defended. We made them keep tough shots, and we executed offensively.

The guardian and arbiter of superlative eating, with every meal an unforgettable experience in pleasure, starting with the soup, which he said, 'must be the agent provocateur of a good dinner.'

Keeping your mind open in the face of uncertainty is the single most powerful secret of unleashing your creative potential.

Ain't no mountain that I can't climb, baby

The Quantum Universe has a quotation from me in every chapter - but it's a damn good book anyway.

Angels rush in when fools are almost dead.

I'm tired of people taking off their clothes.