To expect a personality to survive the disintegration of the brain is like expecting a cricket club to survive when all of its members are dead.
Laughter destroys any divisions between people.
I think it takes a long time, as you get older, to realize just how crazy the world is, just how ridiculous it all is.
I was a terrible dancer. I dance like an Englishman.
Once we've made a decision, we are efficient only if we go through with it decisively, undistracted by doubts about its correctness.
Always start where the energy is.
Telling people how to be creative is easy - being creative is difficult.
Those who sell their liberty for security are understandable, if pitiable, creatures. Those who sell the liberty of others for wealth, power, or even a moments respite deserve only the end of a rope.
You can be very independent, but admit to wanting somebody close to you and that's what me and my wife have. We don't need each other but we want to be with each other and I think it's important to educate the kids with that.
Life. . . is a joyful expression of love, praise and thanksgiving instead of a hopeless struggle which eventually ends in death. Giving thanks in every circumstance, we forego the logic and reason which asks, "Why me?" and open our hearts and learn to trust. Every obstacle becomes an occasion for rejoicing. We put love at the center of our universe and we are lifted beyond the world of limitation, doubt, and fear into the realm of love, hope, and eternal happiness.
The worst part is that I saw the whole thing -- our whole life. And I want it bad, Jake, I want it all. I want to stay right here and never move. I want to love you and make you happy. And I can't, and it's killing me.