There is almost no such thing as ready. There is only now.

Having a vote once every four years is not the same thing as democracy.

Driving a motorcycle is like flying. All your senses are alive. Being House is like flying, too. He's free of the gravity of what people think.

I just read an 800-page history of the Scottish Enlightenment and, honestly, I may as well just start it again now, because I cannot remember a single thing. I can barely remember where Scotland is.

I wouldn't be able to act like Al Pacino or play the piano like Dr. John, But I could probably act better than Dr. John and play the piano better than Al Pacino.

To be able to pretend to be something that I'm frankly not is very liberating and exciting.

Just because it's a bad job doesn't mean I need to do it badly.