Any book has behind it all the other books that have been written.

Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone.

We all need money, but there are degrees of desperation.

The important thing is moral choice. Evil has to exist along with good, in order that moral choice may operate. Life is sustained by the grinding opposition of moral entities.

It's always good to remember where you come from and celebrate it. To remember where you come from is part of where you're going.

...We're a government that believes in everybody having the illusion of free will.

To be left alone is the most precious thing one can ask of the modern world.

I conclude that there is as much sense in nonsense as there is nonsense in sense.

Is it better for a man to have chosen evil than to have good imposed upon him?

Does God want goodness or the choice of goodness? Is a man who chooses to be bad perhaps in some way better than a man who has the good imposed upon him?

Sanity is a handicap and liability if you're living in a mad world.

It is the nature of my dreams that determine the fabric of my existence - rjs

Understand ... I don't hate her, I hate what she's become. I hate her illness.

Today while the titular head of the family may still be the father everyone knows that he is little more than chairman at most of the entertainment committee.

I've never had a band with more than 3 people (meaning only two string players), so I love having the ability for 3-part polyphony.

Give me love, give me peace on earth, give me light, give me life

I feel like I still am struggling in a lot of different ways. I still have to fight for certain things. Certain jobs. At least I'm working and I'm thankful for that

People often think that there's a general who makes all the difference, but I would reject that. It's a team effort. It's the power of the wedge.

Lies, fables and romances must needs be probable, but not the truth and foundation of our faith.

If I kept my mouth shut, because I can make millions, that isn't doing nothing.

I love hearing my music, I love hearing it by other people. I hope it will always be played.