If youth be a defect, it is one that we outgrow only too soon.

On one issue at least, men and women agree; they both distrust women.

To educate the intelligence is to expand the horizon of its wants and desires.

Once to every person and nation come the moment to decide. In the conflict of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side.

The imagination of our children is blunted on television, and their thinking is done for them.

Most people lose their natural creativity at about five or six - but not me.

It's not like since I make comics I only read comics and since I make movies I will only go out and watch movies. Any kind of artistic expression interests me; it goes from literature to music to sculpture, painting; whatever is extremely inspiring for me becomes a reference also for me.

People forget how outcast 'They Might Be Giants' can be. They have a reputation for writing really deft, funny, clever melodies, and they also make a lot of music for kids, which is terrific, but when you see them in concert, they can rock the house.