I don't know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I'm some sort of Buddhist. But the essential thing is to put oneself in a frame of mind which is close to that of prayer.

If you cannot be a poet, be the poem.

David Carradine

My optimism is not based primarily on the successful march of democracy in recent times but rather is based on the experience of having lived in a fear society and studied the mechanics of tyranny that sustain such a society.

Natan Sharansky

I wanted to be a pilot. I loved flying and I loved all the technology and the equipment and the sense of adventure that came with it. I think that feeling still bleeds over into everything I do today.

Graham Brown

Learning disabilities cannot be cured, but they can be treated successfully and children with LD can go on to live happy, successful lives.

Anne Ford

Each time I seem to go through one of life's huge things, I want to play music.

Katey Sagal

If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.

Dalai Lama XIV

One should not confuse the craving for life with endorsement of it.

Elias Canetti

Only man clogs his happiness with care, destroying what is with thoughts of what may be.

John Dryden

There is held to be no surer test of civilization than the increase per head of the consumption of alcohol and tobacco. Yet alcohol and tobacco are recognizable poisons, so that their consumption has only to be carried far enough to destroy civilization altogether.

Havelock Ellis

It's big production. It's huge. It's using studio technology to your benefit. You don't go in and play live and then just take the tapes and get them mastered. You have to create.

Joe Elliott

There are three subjects on which the knowledge of the medical profession in general is woefully weak; they are manners, morals, and medicine.

Gerald F. Lieberman

I got to work with one of my heroes, Johnny Depp, and to see how he goes about business, which was really inspiring for me at this stage in my career.

Orlando Bloom