You aren't going to leave me alone are you?

Well, we could tell them that we're here on an archeological expedition.

You aren't going to leave me alone are you?

All the dreamers in all the world are dizzy in the noodle.

If you say, 'You've made it,' then you kind of come to a standstill, and I don't think any actor wants to do that.

An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations.

I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake. But through the process of amendment, interpretation, and court decision, I have finally been included in "We, the people."

Born as a cousin made as a friend.

I love to draw and paint. I'm very active in that way, but I'm not very good with the written word, though.

The only thing that makes sense is if the universe is beautiful and simple and elegant.

Who can blind lover's eyes?

I do have height envy. I'm 5'1 and my sisters are giants so I do have height envy.

My journey has been that of a character actor.

The fascination of somebody with original creative gifts is something that's always drawn me. I get attached to them, but I can't call it being in love, because the words are so debased.

Sometimes, I'm an ogre. I can be short. I'll walk into the office some days and I've gotten up on the wrong side of the bed, and everybody knows it. I'm a perfectionist. I like to be organized, and I like to get everything done today.

When I started eBay, it was a hobby, an experiment to see if people could use the Internet to be empowered through access to an efficient market. I actually wasn't thinking about it in terms of a social impact.

I had benefited so much from Vipassana, I felt it was important for many more people to be able to share the experience.

The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable.

Easy is not an option!

If we don't take effective measures now, the Netherlands could be torn between two extreme rights.

I would rather be the tail of a lion than the head of a mouse.

Some charities treat donors like cash machines. Until now there hasn't been any effective way for them to provide a more personal or interactive giving experience.

I don't like the term 'ensemble.' It's bland to me.

The basis of democratic freedom is freedom of speech.

I have always been drawn to the Restoration period of Charles II. I have a soft spot for Charles Stuart, who was always loving and kind to the opposite sex. The members of his court were fascinating, and Barbara Castlemaine was one of the greatest courtesans in history.

Paparazzi need more flattering lenses.

The crisis of the fisheries is similar to our economy. This is not one fishery failing, but the whole system.

I don't sit down to write a country song. I don't sit down to write a rap song. I just sit down to write a song, you know what I mean? And I try to make that song the best it can be.