You climb to reach the summit, but once there, discover that all roads lead down.

A dream will always triumph over reality, once it is given the chance.

Where do consequences lead? Depends on the escort.

Do not trust people. They are capable of greatness.

Cannibals prefer those who have no spines.

You climb to reach the summit, but once there, discover that all roads lead down.

To torture a man you have to know his pleasures.

Not only does God play dice with the world He does not let us see what He has rolled.

I felt myself being invaded through and through I crumbled disintegrated and only emptiness remained.

People make filthy things with the freedom they regained.

The fate of a single man can be rich with significance, that of a few hundred less so, but the history of thousands and millions of men does not mean anything at all, in any adequate sense of the word.

Skepticism is like a microscope whose magnification is constantly increased: the sharp image that one begins with finally dissolves, because it is not possible to see ultimate things: their existence is only to be inferred.

With pop music and pop musicians, you know everything about everyone all the time, particularly their physical appearance. With female musicians, that's made a big thing of, and I think people, certainly with me, have appreciated a bit of mystery.

When you part from your friend you grieve not For that which you love most in him may be clearer in his absence as the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain.

I've never seen anyone die. It's hard to imagine what it would be like.

It's hard to tell whether the ship or airplane - they're all the same, I'm convinced - is male or female; it may shift back and forth.

Crying is all right in its way while it lasts. But you have to stop sooner or later and then you still have to decide what to do.

The truth is, truly passionate media creators don't get into the media business to make huge gains from spectacular unicorn exits. When it happens, we certainly all cheer (and perhaps secretly hope it happens to us). But the fact is, we make media because we don't know what else to do with ourselves. It's how we're wired, so to speak.

There is a long-standing tradition in the mainstream press of middle-of-the-road journalism that is objective and fair. I would hate to see that fall victim to a panic about the Fox effect.

You know what? I'm beautiful. I just am. And that's my light. I'm just a beautiful woman.

We'd play at the Ambassador's house for an invited group of dignitaries from the government that might have gone to school in America; to the U.S. Consulate that invites certain people that they're trying to target.

Within three hours of a disaster event there should be a recon damage assessment of the infrastructure and an educated guess as to the casualties and degree of imminent human peril. Then make the airdrops of supplies and personnel. Simultaneously, Seabees would be dropped in, with lights and generators, to begin rescue efforts.

The fact that you can crawl the web is a commodity.

Wine makes every meal an occasion, every table more elegant, every day more civilized.

When I was a kid growing up, there might be 10 shows on the air that had been on for ten seasons or eleven seasons. 'Gunsmoke' ran for over twenty years.

The reason for having diplomatic relations is not to confer a compliment but to secure a convenience. On diplomatic recognition of the Peoples Republic of China

The musicians I respected were much older than me. I expected them to cut my head, and they did.

You find out what you are made of when you have a broken heart. If it happens early and often all the better.

I can't think of a subject that is taboo for me, unless it's one I simply don't know anything about.

My fame is due to broadcast television.

I've seen enough things to know that if you just keep on going, if you turn the corner, the sun will be shining.

My father had a Super 8 camera when I was a kid and sometimes he would use it. I did some animation with it. I did a lot of flipbooks.

Once conform, once do what other people do because they do it, and a lethargy steals over all the finer nerves and faculties of the soul. She becomes all outer show and inward emptiness; dull, callous, and indifferent.

Qualities you need to get through medical school and residency: Discipline. Patience. Perseverance. A willingness to forgo sleep. A penchant for sadomasochism. Ability to weather crises of faith and self-confidence. Accept exhaustion as fact of life. Addiction to caffeine a definite plus. Unfailing optimism that the end is in sight.

Dandyism is a variety of genius.

To carry care to bed is to sleep with a pack on your back.