Awards for arts, where you make comparisons, don't make much sense.

I'm not afraid of death, but I resent it. I think it's unfair and irritating.

I don't speak up about something unless I feel strongly about it and until I've researched a subject extensively and have an informed decision about it.

I realise how important it is to use the time I have. I respect people who want to do that by watching television. I happen to want to read books. But I know I can't read all the books or watch all the movies in one lifetime.

In a lot of places in the United States and certainly even more places around the world, the image of the cowboy has become, for some people, a negative one. The word 'cowboy' implies a strong, stubborn individual whose individualism depends on pulling down other people's individualism.

You can't really divorce yourself and your life from the world you live in.

Those who have the power and should be the most responsible are often the least responsible.