Bertrand Russell

To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.

Indignation is a submission of our thoughts, but not of our desires.

Conventional people are roused to fury by departure from convention, largely because they regard such departure as a criticism of themselves.

Before I die, I will preach to the Muslims in the Arab world. I will preach in Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and Iran. I will preach in Tehran. I will do it under the umbrella of God. And see its impact.

I'm interested in the psychological exploration of human nature, and it just happens to come in the form of film-making.

Well, it was kind of accidental that Jim started playing with us, although it wasn't sudden... we hadn't really looked around to think who could be a fifth member.