I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life.
There is no greater medal than to be acclaimed for your style.
A fantasy novel set in something other than medieval Europe, featuring an almost entirely black cast, is considered risky.
I would rather write or record something great and have it overlooked than do mediocre work and have it be popular.
It's more than magnificent - it's mediocre.
Melbourne is my type of city, much more so than Sydney.
Christianity means a lot more than church membership.
I thought, frankly, that it would be more pleasant to write a memoir than it was.
I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.
Where evil habits are once settled, they are more easily broken than mended.
Other than my foundation - mentoring programs - everything I do is for money.
There's no better friend to any merchant than a fair competitor.
I think I'd much rather have a wooden stick and metallic ball than a real dire wolf on set.
We now know that stars which are abundant in heavy metals are five times more likely to harbor orbiting planets than are stars deficient in metals.
A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books.
I study myself more than any other subject. That is my metaphysics, that is my physics.
Let me state what the official IPCC prediction is: Sea levels could go up as much as three-quarters of a meter in this century, but there is a reasonable probability it could be much higher than that.
The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed.
I am a Yankees fan. I should say - have been to more Yankees games than Mets games.
I go to more open mic nights than open mikers.
