“Je choisis mes amis pour leur bonne présentation, mes connaissances pour leur bon caractère et mes ennemis pour leur bonne intelligence. Un homme ne peut être trop soigneux dans le choix de ses ennemis.” -Oscar Wilde Le portrait de Dorian Gray

"Les films ont le pouvoir de capturer les rêves. Georges Méliès.

Dont confuse legibility with communication. Just because something is legible doesnt mean it communicates and, more importantly, doesnt mean it communicates the right thing. David Carson

Graphic design will save the world right after rock and roll does. David Carson.

Dans la vie on ne fait pas ce que l'on veut mais on est responsable de ce que l'on est. Jean-Paul Sartre

La différence qu'il y a entre les oiseaux et les hommes politiques, c'est que de temps en temps les oiseaux s'arrêtent de voler ! -Coluche

Les jaloux sont comme les fous et les ivrognes, ils ne se rendent jamais compte de leurs souffrances. La jalousie provient d'un manque de confiance non pas envers l'autre, mais envers soi-même. Eugéne Cloutier

La vie sans musique est tout simplement une erreur, une fatigue, un exil. -Friedrich Nietzsche

“Il n’y a que les esprits légers pour ne pas juger sur les apparences. Le vrai mystère du monde est le visible, et non l’invisible.” -Oscar Wilde. Le portrait de Dorian Gray.

“N’importe qui peut sympathiser avec les souffrances d’un ami. Sympathiser avec ses succès exige une nature très délicate.” -Oscar Wilde

“Une personne c’est de la compagnie, deux c’est la foule, trois c’est une réception.” -Andy Warhol

“La notoriété, c’est comme de manger des cacahuètes : quand on commence, on ne peut plus s’arrêter.” -Andy Warhol

“Un artiste est une personne qui crée des choses dont les gens n’ont pas besoin mais, pour une raison quelconque, il pense que ce serait une bonne idée de leur apporter.” -Andy Warhol

House and Senate Republicans are now united in adopting earmark bans. We hope President Obama will follow through on his support for an earmark ban by pressing Democratic leaders to join House and Senate Republicans in taking this critical step to restore public trust.

'Kol Nidrei' is probably the most important prayer in the Jewish religion. It comes on the evening of Yom Kippur. There are so many different renditions of it.

The description of right lines and circles upon which geometry is founded belongs to mechanics. Geometry does not teach us to draw these lines but requires them to be drawn.

Disconnect from technology and reconnect with each other.

Africa's informal economy is one of the most innovative and inventive environments in the world. Yet it is an environment with little regulation in which workers are often exposed to hard conditions and live without a safety net.

I think that we have a great opportunity to impart our wisdom and our knowledge and our experience to this younger generation. It may be different times, but experience transcends time, and wisdom transcends time.

Waiting for me in Stockholm will be a personal assistant - Katrina from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs - as well the secretary of the Swedish Academy. They'll help us with our things and take us to our hotel. From the moment I arrive, I'll always be together with the other two laureates.

The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.

Radio used to be dominated by Tom Petty and artists like that. If Tom Petty came out today, he'd be played on country radio - all that stuff would. I think the genre has opened itself up to more styles of country, and I think that's a good thing.

Who wants those gleaming white cosmetically enhanced American teeth?

The essence of documentary filmmaking is how you manipulate the material to create an emotional impact as opposed to just delivering information.

Mars is the only place in the solar system where it's possible for life to become multi-planetarian.

The truth is, we haven't really figured out yet how artists are going to thrive in modern mass societies. We're all experiments.

There's nowhere in New York to go and have your emotions to yourself. People just look the other way because every day people see someone crying on the subway!

Its always really surreal, being on a film set, but inside a beautiful, massive scene.

This quality, I mean Geoffrey was with me, was very easy doing - he loved me very much, I loved him very much, and we understood each other so well that it was a pleasure to make music.

'Sugarcoat the Galaxy' is inspired by color-inflected photographs of galaxies. It likens sounds to spun sugar and confection, wrapping static harmonies inside energy and pace.

Idleness is the beginning of all vice, the crown of all virtues.

A war can perhaps be won single-handedly. But peace - lasting peace - cannot be secured without the support of all.

Stacy had this more fluid style. You meet him, he's just such a nice guy. Tony's an awesome guy too, but back then, he was a real aggressive kid and they were in such a different place. Stacy was so sensitive and at the same time so competitive when it came to his skating.

Why there aren't people out there willing to have fun playing rock 'n' roll. I just don't get it.

I've got a coin with my face on it. It is really bizarre.

As you make your way along life's tumultuous highways, it's important to note that you should always carry a map, have plenty of fuel in the tank, and take frequent rest stops.

To be honest, I never went to school for acting, and I never learned to break down a script. I took acting classes my whole life, but they never taught me anything about acting. They just taught me about myself.