If you really want to define civilization it should be a culture that doesn't destroy its environment. If you burn down the kitchen one day and expect to eat the next, it is not even intelligent, let alone civilized.

I'm not speaking as someone who has reached satori or anything else. I'm a student.

The compass spins between heaven and hell, let your soul be your pilot, let your soul guide you.

I don't think happiness is necessarily the reason we're here. I think we're here to learn and evolve, and the pursuit of knowledge is what alleviates the pain of being human.

I really wanted to work with David Lynch. I was a big fan of The Elephant Man and Eraserhead.

Takes more than combat boots to make a man.

Love is stronger than justice.