164 Quotes by Rainn Wilson

Life is suffering. Life is not resistance to suffering. The point of life is to suffer. This is why we're here: We're here to suffer. I believe in a higher power that compassionately allows suffering for us as a race, to grow and mature.

I know what I look like - a weird, sad clown puppet. I'm fine with that.

The making of art is no different than prayer.

Some of the most morally conscious, kindest, most compassionate people are in the entertainment industry, people who want to affect the world and make it a better place through telling human, heartfelt stories.

I think we're the only jokeless show on television. I mean really, we have no setups and no punch lines. It's not a joke show. There are funny lines and funny moments but again the comedy is born of the human experience and awkward pauses are a great part of what it is to be human.

My dad wanted to name me after Rainier Maria Rilke, the poet.

Music is universal too. Even deaf people like to dance, love rhythm, and can kind of pick it up.

Ralph Waldo Emerson would definitely be my homeboy.

The bonds we create in the household are the most important and lasting. Savor them; they're sacred.