To be human is to keep rattling the bars of the cage of existence, hollering, 'What's it for?'
I talk about very serious human affairs but with a lightness of heart.
If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you got a problem. Everything else is inconvenience.
All I really need to know... I learned in kindergarten.
I've always made a clear distinction between making a life and making a living.
I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death.
I believe it is in my nature to dance by virtue of the beat of my heart, the pulse of my blood and the music in my mind.
I don't think there is a hidden purpose to the universe that you have to puzzle out.
On a very local scale, a refrigerator is the center of the universe. On the inside is food essential to life, and on the outside of the door is a summary of the life events of the household.
I wanted to be a citizen of the world but not in a superficial way.
I fear the boredom that comes with not learning and not taking chances.
The world does not need tourists who ride by in a bus clucking their tongues. The world as it is needs those who will love it enough to change it, with what they have, where they are.
Everything we do in our growing up has been done before. But it needs recognition and validation each time for each one of us - public, private, and secret.
The winding down of summer puts me in a heavy philosophical mood.
I've always thought anyone can make money. Making a life worth living, that's the real test.
