In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my friend. What other satisfaction can be sought once you have confronted History?
Golf is an expensive way to make yourself miserable.
You sell a screenplay like you sell a car. If someone drives it off a cliff, that's it.
I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.
I think gay people are like blondes: There're fewer of them but they have more fun.
Humor comes from self-confidence.
I can only say I wish I had slept with everyone I am accused of.
I didn't understand the concept that there's a state that won't allow its people to leave or come back whenever they want to, by saying, "It's because we love you. " And I never get that - I still don't get that concept. I thought, that's very threatening, and I don't get why you would want to make this experiment with Germany separation.
The IMF and the World Bank, the most opaque and secretive entities, put millions into NGOs who fight against "corruption" and for "transparency. " They want the Rule of Law - as long as they make the laws. They want transparency in order to standardise a situation, so that global capital can flow without any impediment.
Somehow you drift along on the river, and one day you wake up and you’re someplace you don’t want to be, with someone you realize you don’t know.
It was my mom who told me, "Ernie, if you make even one person happy with your smile or a funny thing you did every day, you'll have accomplished a great deal. " And that's all I've ever tried to do.