“I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens.”

“Death doesn't really worry me that much, I'm not frightened about it... I just don't want to be there when it happens.”

“I love nature, I just don't want to get any of it on me.”

“I don't know what I want, but I know what I don't want”

“I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. I don't want to live on in the hearts of my countrymen; I want to live on in my apartment.”

“I'm astounded by people who want to 'know' the universe when it's hard enough to find your way around Chinatown.”

“What if the worst is true? What if there's no God, and you only go around once, and that's it? Don't you want to be a part of the experience? You know, what the hell? It's not all a drag, and I'm thinking to myself: Geez! I should stop ruining my life searching for answers I'm never gonna get and just enjoy it while it lasts. And, you know, after--who knows? Maybe there is something, nobody really knows. I know that maybe is a very slim reed to hang your whole life on, but that's the best we have.”