"A precious liquid, a poison dearer than that of the Borgias - because it is made from our blood, our health, our sleep, and two-thirds of our love - we must be stingy with it."

“Theres a great sense of achievement, testosterone, fun, being able to live out your masculinity when you play an action role or an action-adventure or a real tough-guy role.”

Source : Interview with Tasha Robinson, www.avclub.com. September 22, 2011.

“Words are but wind; and learning is nothing but words; ergo, learning is nothing but wind.”

“All of us from fertile egg to embryo to corpse, are exactly that: warm, wet, furry animals compelled by the sexuality of our forefathers and foremothers to be, either directly or indirectly, our own exciting and excitable, provocative and provocable selves.”

Source : "A Woman's Worth: 1857 Letter Echoes Still; Some Basic Disputes Over Feminism Persist" by Patricia Cohen, www.nytimes.com. July 18, 1998.

“It is not true that the legislator has absolute power over our persons and property. The existence of persons and property preceded the existence of the legislator, and his function is only to guarantee their safety.”

“You just drop a character like this that and the other and it's done.”

“Don't blow your tomorrows, don't throw away your love. You've got to be wise as a serpent, harmless as a dove.”

Source : Song: As Wise As A Serpent

“The question is one of fighting the causes and not just being satisfied with getting rid of the effects.”

“I don't believe anybody can really grasp everything that's even in one textbook.”