A lot of words in English confuse the idea of life and electricity, like the word livewire.

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A lot of artists who have a certain style are expected to more or less...

A lot of artists who have a certain style are expected to more or less...

I'm not usually where I think I am. It's kind of spooky.

I'm not usually where I think I am. It's kind of spooky.

I have written a few children's books. The first book that I wrote was for...

I have written a few children's books. The first book that I wrote was for...

When you meet a man who is broken, pick him up and carry him. When...

When you meet a man who is broken, pick him up and carry him. When...

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

The thing that's characteristic of my performance is that I literally do drag the whole...

The thing that's characteristic of my performance is that I literally do drag the whole...

I think women are excellent social critics.

I think women are excellent social critics.

Paradise is exactly like where you are right now... only much, much better.

Paradise is exactly like where you are right now... only much, much better.

It's just such a great miracle when things do work, and they work for such...

It's just such a great miracle when things do work, and they work for such...

I think a lot of people in Washington are extremely suspicious of NASA.

I think a lot of people in Washington are extremely suspicious of NASA.

I'm an average enough person to point to the things I've gotten to see that...

I'm an average enough person to point to the things I've gotten to see that...

At the School of Visual Arts in New York, you can get your degree in...

At the School of Visual Arts in New York, you can get your degree in...

The only stuff I don't like are Broadway musicals. I hate them. I don't even...

The only stuff I don't like are Broadway musicals. I hate them. I don't even...

Besides all those whaling details, Moby Dick is about someone who's looking for something so...

Besides all those whaling details, Moby Dick is about someone who's looking for something so...

I've been trying to avoid goal-oriented behavior.

I've been trying to avoid goal-oriented behavior.

If there are bases on the moon, that would be the end of the moon...

If there are bases on the moon, that would be the end of the moon...

Something that has so much power must have life. Instruments have life.

Something that has so much power must have life. Instruments have life.

The world is a strange and wonderful place.

The world is a strange and wonderful place.

I hate zoos.

I have written a lot about snakes. There's something pretty primordial about it.

I have written a lot about snakes. There's something pretty primordial about it.