"Right now at this very moment we have a mind, which is all the basic equipment we need to achieve complete happiness."

“All flows out from the Deity, and all must be absorbed in Him again.”

“Just curious. Does the president of the United States have any advice for other teenage boys in America? Wounded warriors, for example . . .”

Source : Twitter post from Jul 19, 2013

“I can't draw a straight line to save my life. I just can't draw.”

“I think for anyone who follows the 'artistic life,' a certain amount of selfishness and self-involvement is part of the package. You're probably already disregarding a certain material life you could have.”

Source : "Q&A: David Chase Beyond The Sopranos". Interview with Simon Abrams, www.esquire.com. October 9, 2012.

“It doesn't matter if I failed. At least I passed the concept on to others. Even if I don't succeed, someone will succeed.”

“People in the rich countries who have done very well, who are at the top of the income pyramid, try to steamroll over the opposition of the middle without changing anything in social programs, or any redistribution. And they take their votes for a given. They have rich people that bankroll them. And the globalization would continue, but it would continue with permanent dissatisfaction among large segments of the people.”

“I don’t want you to think I got through this undamaged, okay? But I’m learning to live with it. Because otherwise, the damage is all you are.”

“If you put shame in a petri dish, it needs three ingredients to grow exponentially: secrecy, silence, and judgment. If you put the same amount of shame in the petri dish and douse it with empathy, it can't survive.”