Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.

Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are.

Tell me thy company, and I shall tell thee what thou art.

If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'

You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants.

I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.

Confusion of goals and perfection of means seems, in my opinion, to characterize our age.

The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.

Religion is like a knife: you can either use it to cut bread, or stick in someone's back.

A man of honour should never forget what he is because he sees what others are.

The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.

Everything is vague to a degree you do not realize till you have tried to make it precise.

Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish.

It's better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone.

I want to put a ding in the universe.

A moral being is one who is capable of reflecting on his past actions and their motives - of approving of some and disapproving of others

It is piracy, not overt online music stores, which is our main competitor.

With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.

You are like my little dog; when people see you, they know I am nearby.

Christmas to a child is the first terrible proof that to travel hopefully is better than to arrive.

There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad.