Whatever you say it is, it isn't.

If words are not things, or maps are not the actual territory, then, obviously, the only possible link between the objective world and the linguistic world is found in structure, and structure alone.

If a psychiatric and scientific inquiry were to be made upon our rulers, mankind would be appalled at the disclosures.

Thus, we see that one of the obvious origins of human disagreement lies in the use of noises for words.

Two important characteristics of maps should be noticed. A map is not the territory it represents, but, if correct, it has a similar structure to the territory, which accounts for its usefulness.

God may forgive your sins, but your nervous system won't.

There are two ways to slice easily thorugh life; to believe everything or to doubt everything. Both ways save us from thinking.

Whatever you say it is, it isn't.

Beggars market their incapacity.

I think I'm a combination of very simple pleasures and the fact I've read a lot of books. I don't think it's a binary opposition across the board in humans and I think I'm an example that it's not. I'm hosting gay marriage rallies and I have tons of guns at home. There's a lot of middle ground in the world and I'm one of those people.

My dad is Mexican, and he grew up as a normal chauvinistic Mexican, and he expected my mom to do everything for him.

As a kid, on the cotton fields, I had this tune in my head. I hummed it and sang it. It was the same melody as 'When A Man Loves A Woman.' I could never, ever forget it.

Once he became a series character, I made the conscious choice that he would never act like a series character, never wink at the reader, never pull his punches. Better for him, better for me.

Being recognised on the street in New York is pretty surreal.

There are three capitals of entertainment in the world: Las Vegas, New York and London. So far the only one I truly conquered is Vegas. New York and London are still on my checklist.

Creating sustainable jobs means doubling down on Baltimore's formidable strengths.

I'm going to go to school. It doesn't matter what the outcome is as long as I did it. I can say I did it.

If it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most offending soul.

To strip a man of all loyalties but those to the state, makes him not only a worm but a monster, without a shred of humanity.

A language is a more ancient and inevitable thing than any state.

Women should be happy with their bodies. Not being afraid of yourself is very empowering.

That's the great thing about New York, there's always something to do.

If you work for the federal government, the average salary is $7,000 higher than the private sector. Something's wrong with that, when you're making more money working for the government than you can working in the private sector.

Like family, we are tied to each other. This is what all good musicians understand.

I didn't need to write historical epics, no, or science fiction, though I read a lot of science fiction as a kid and rather liked it. But I didn't have the mentality.

I don't know how many years I can still play. I have to listen to my body and see how it feels.

They certainly give very strange names to diseases.

I was a bookworm who aced every test - until third grade, when my teacher handed out a pop quiz about Jesus and the Apostles.

Spend a new penny on an old friend and share an old pleasure with a new friend.

One is not necessarily made self centered because he is foolish but one is very often made foolish because he is self centered.

I never really thought I wanted to become a movie star.

Bent metal is worse than bent wood and weight for weight is more flexible.