Focusing totally on technique, you lose the essence and power of simplicity … The other extreme is just as bad; you see it in a lot of Modern works, where the concept is more important than the technique, resulting in very poor craftsmanship.

The very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I?m just not close enough to get the job done.

Keep thy religion to thyself.

Eventually, alas, I realized the main purpose of buying cocaine is to run out of it.

You have to be realistic about terrorism. Certain groups of people, certain groups, Muslim fundamentalists, Christian fundamentalists, Jewish fundamentalists, and just plain guys from Montana, are going to continue to make life in this country very interesting for a long, long time.

Hobbies cost money but interests are free.

The IQ and the life expectancy of the average American recently passed each other going in opposite directions.

Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.

As a matter of principle, I never attend the first annual anything.

Some national parks have long waiting lists for camping reservations. When you have to wait a year to sleep next to a tree, something is wrong.