I don't need validation from anyone else. I know my worth.

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.

When you have something to say, silence is a lie.

The most important thing is to stay true to your vision.

The city is a shared house, and we are all its architects.

You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race.

You know what it’s like to wake up in the middle of the night with a vivid dream? And you know that if you don’t have a pencil and pad by the bed, it will be completely gone by the next morning. Sometimes it’s important to wake up and stop dreaming. When a really great dream shows up, grab it.