It is no use speaking in soft, gentle tones if everyone else is shouting.

The more elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate.

It is no use speaking in soft, gentle tones if everyone else is shouting.

What I have known with respect to myself, has tended much to lessen both my admiration, and my contempt, of others.

Like its politicians and its war, society has the teenagers it deserves.

Will is nothing more than a particular case of the general doctrine of association of ideas, and therefore a perfectly mechanical thing.

Every man, when he comes to be sensible of his natural rights, and to feel his own importance, will consider himself as fully equal to any other person whatever.

We should like to have some towering geniuses, to reveal us to ourselves in color and fire, but of course they would have to fit into the pattern of our society and be able to take orders from sound administrative types.

Could we have entered into the mind of Sir Isaac Newton, and have traced all the steps by which he produced his great works, we might see nothing very extraordinary in the process.

As we read the school reports on our children, we realize a sense of relief that can rise to delight that thank Heaven nobody is reporting in this fashion on us.

But it is not given to every electrician to die in so glorious a manner as the justly envied Richmann.

Yes, I am a good singer.

Don't let the insecurities of others dull your sparkle. Shine like the star you are born to be.

Most comics worship music on some level. It's more rock-n-roll to get up there for an hour and make people laugh.

I'm competitive. I'd love another chance to be part of a Stanley Cup championship team. That'd be awesome.

If I'm not complaining, I'm not having a good time, hah hah!

Some of the reason why you have so many divorces is that we tend to get married, most of the time, not for ourselves, but for others, or for how it looks to others.

I know as a consumer I want a story. I want a defining - I don't want just an album full of singles. I want to get to know the artist beyond what everyone else can hear on the radio.

Your political views really denote your spiritual views.

There is a huge crisis of employment in America, in the Western world in general.

Democrats always like to brag that their guys are smarter than the opponents and Republicans always like to brag that their guys are more moral than the opponents. But if you're looking for morals in politics you're looking for bananas in the cheese department.

It's mind-altering when you slip into someone else's shoes. That's psychedelic, man.

The day I was born, my house burnt down; the day I left home, the Twin Towers burnt down; and I lived in a jungle in India at 15.

For me, being in front of the camera and training go hand in hand.

I was a scam artist in high school for a while.

When somebody listens and laughs, you're always in better shape than when you're with those folks who just kind of look at you when you say something funny. You wonder if they're looking at you because they're mad that they didn't say it or something. It's hard to handle that.

For fast-acting relief try slowing down.

For contemporary fashion, I'm a huge fan of so many of the people out there. I think Azzedine Alaia holds up through three generations of very specific, beautiful design. I think Jean Paul Gaultier also is very interesting with a long span.

When did the future switch from being a promise to a threat?

Drama lives on conflict. If you're trying to deal with social issues seriously, there's no way of avoiding violence, which is so present in society.

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

Indonesia is hardly immune to catastrophic breakdowns, as the anti-Communist pogrom showed. But, like India, it has been relatively fortunate in evolving a mode of politics that can include many discontinuities - of class, region, ethnicity, and religion.

I learned that when you try to control everything you enjoy nothing.

Put me up against Sarah Silverman and I could take her.

My dad has this beautiful spirit of being able to create no matter where he is. He's always been so selfless with our family. It's hard to put words to it. He's an incredible man.