"Anytime you do a job, especially one that's as intense and long as this one was, you have phantom work syndrome. I'm constantly feeling like I'm miked, so I'm careful of what I say all the time."

“My favorite quote is Thomas Jefferson`s "The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time." Well, he was a slave-owner. But these institutions, while they weren't perfect at the time, did allow people to prosper and to continue to struggle and build toward them. That's what you need, is good institutions and I think people will eventually live up to them.”

“Never invest yourself in anything so deeply that its failure could cost you your happiness.”

Source : Ian Caldwell, Dustin Thomason (2005). “The rule of four”, Egully.com

“People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.”

Source : "The Mammoth Book of Zingers, Quips, and One-Liners" edited by Geoff Tibballs, (p. 299), 2004.

“We're thrilled to join Google. With their support, Nest will be even better placed to build simple, thoughtful devices that make life easier at home, and that have a positive impact on the world.”

“With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.”

Source : Max Ehrmann (2003). “Desiderata: A Survival Guide for Life”, p.10, Andrews McMeel Publishing

“The Devil is not afraid to sit on an altar.”

“I am a theatre actor, but the last ten years I've taken parts in movies because it keeps me in money.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“Biography can be the most middle-class of all forms, the judgment of little people avenging themselves on the great.”

Source : Self-interview, Dalkey Archive Press, 1994.