“Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man – who has no gills.”

IMAGINATION, n. A warehouse of facts, with poet and liar in joint ownership.

LIFE, n. A spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay. We live in daily apprehension of its loss; yet when lost it is not missed.

Patience, n. A minor form of dispair, disguised as a virtue.

Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.

Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

RUMOR, n. A favorite weapon of the assassins of character.

REFLECTION,n: An Action of the mind whereby we obtain a clearer view of our relation to the things of yesterday and are able to avoid the perils that we shall not again encounter.

You don’t have to be stupid to be a Christian, but it probably helps.

PITY, n. A failing sense of exemption, inspired by contrast.

Responsibility, n. A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God, Fate, Fortune, Luck or one’s neighbor. In the days of astrology it was customary to unload it upon a star.

There are two instruments worse than a clarinet – two clarinets.

Forgetfulness – a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.

Edible, adj.: Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm.

ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions.

The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff.

Women of genius commonly have masculine faces, figures and manners. In transplanting brains to an alien soil God leaves a little of the original earth clinging to the roots.

The nourishment of body is food, while the nourishment of the soul is feeding others.

The human body was designed by a civil engineer. Who else would run a toxic waste pipeline through a recreational area?

Take care of your body as if you were going to live forever; and take care of your soul as if you were going to die tomorrow.

Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.

Society is our extended mind and body.

My soul is not contained within the limits of my body. My body is contained within the limitlessness of my soul.

I think it’s so important for girls to love themselves and to treat their bodies respectfully.

Meditation is a great way to keep my body well-centered while juggling shooting schedules and recording sessions.