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“Generosity is revolutionary, counter-instinctual. Our survival instinct is to care only for ourselves and our loved ones. But we can transform our relationship to that survival instinct by constantly asking ourselves, ‘How can I use my life’s energy to benefit all living beings?”
Source : "The Subversive Side of Generosity" by Jane Kolleeny, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 21, 2015. 
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“Fear could paralyse. Action was the antidote.”
Source : Ken Follett (2008). “Hornet Flight”, p.351, Pan Macmillan
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“Sweet harmonious sounds give exquisite joy to human beings capable of appreciating music. I delight in hearing harmonious tones made by the human voice, by musical instruments, and by both combined.”
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“All of William S. Burroughs friends pushed it forward and introduced me to one another. I was able to enter into that beat family for a while and document it.”
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“I've been making Bass Communion music longer than any kind of other music. I don't know if you picked up a copy of a vinyl release I put out a couple of years ago of something called Altamont.”
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“I love cities, and I love city governments in particular. But in politics it would have taken me 8 years from implementing a policy before I would get to see the feedback. With programming I could model the same policies and see the impact immediately. Technology is a far more efficient way to test.”
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“We never, ever judge someone on who's going to heaven, hell. That's the Almighty's job,”
Source : "What the Duck?". Interview with Drew Magary, www.gq.com. December 17, 2013.
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“I never dreamed I would be producing the Oscars. That was a huge deal for me.”
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“If you can't get the very best in this world, take nothing.”
Source : Gertrude Atherton (1908). “The Californians”, p.78, Library of Alexandria
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“You can only have one aim per debate.”
