“There is no point to be alive if you can't do deadlift.”

“All art is contemporary, if it's alive. And if it's not alive, what's the point of it?”

“The point is that you can't be too greedy.”

“The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be.”

“If you can't annoy somebody, there is little point in writing.”

“Are you alive, do you still exist?”

“My faith is whatever makes me feel good about being alive. If your religion doesn't make you feel good to be alive, what the hell is the point of it?”

“Before the Iraq war I was quite disturbed by some of the neoconservatives, who were saying things like, "What is the point of being a superpower if you can't do such-and-such, take on these responsibilities?" The point of being a superpower is that people will leave you alone.”

“If you're my friend I should be able to talk to you but I can't, and if I can't talk to you, well, what is the point of you? Of us?”

“Don't be so poor to the point that you can't afford to pay attention.”