I believe that reading and writing are the most nourishing forms of meditation anyone has so far found. By reading the writings of the most interesting minds in history, we meditate with our own minds and theirs as well. This to me is a miracle.

A society is only as healthy as its ideas are humane.

There's only one rule that I know of, babies—God damn it, you've got to be kind.

We are healthy only to the extent that our ideas are humane.

Never schedule a board meeting on Wednesday because it kills two weekends.

So many people think that practicing an art is a good way to make a living. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake. I'm talking about singing in the shower, I'm talking about dancing to the radio, I'm talking about writing a poem to a friend.

The economy is a thoughtless weather system.