"Contention, especially violence, is not the way to deal with our problems. Unfortunately, television, videos, movies, and electronic games teach otherwise. Even cartoons and many children's programs depict violence in amusing ways, suggesting that no one really gets hurt and that any disagreement can be solved by a karate kick or the use of some weapon."

“Everyone has a right to be stupid, but Comrade McDonald abuses the privilege.”

“There must be vistas flying out beyond, that promise more than present conditions yield.”

“As much fun as it is to read a book, writing a book is one level deeper than that.”

“However, white male privilege means white men are not collectively denigrated / targeted for those shootings — even though most come at the hands of white dudes.”

Source : "Let’s hope the Boston Marathon bomber is a white American". www.salon.com. April 17, 2003.

“You don't want to be too cool. But you don't want to be too dorky. Still, I find it so much better to see a guy at a club being a dork, and having fun, than trying to be sexy.”

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

“I wish James Dean would never have died. Then he'd be fat and acting on 'Dynasty' or something. There wouldn't be this whiny-boy act that's so prevalent everywhere.”

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

“I love a novel that’s funny, and The Taxman Cometh is very funny, delightfully well-written, yet with a serious message about how government bureaucracy affects us all. Read. Enjoy. And if a comparison to Catch 22 pops into your mind, that’s not surprising.”

“The painter of genius will not waste a moment upon those smaller objects which only serve to catch the sense, to divide the attention, and to counteract his great design of speaking to the heart.”