Artists strive for perfection. But what they often fail to see is that the beauty, the humanity, lies within the flaws.

...no one has ever doubted you would die for those you love ... the question then becomes would you live?

Eating is not a crime. It’s not a moral issue. It’s normal. It’s enjoyable. It just is.

Thank God I have seen an orange sky with purple clouds.

As politics is disconnected from its ethical and material moorings, it becomes easier to punish and imprison young people than to educate them.

Jazz washes away the dust of every day life.

Everyone thinks I'm a wimp and even my own band hates me. Oh, well. I guess I'll just flip 'em the bird!

We must school and train ourselves to deal personally with the unconverted. We must not excuse ourselves, but force ourselves to the irksome task until it becomes easy.

Strength is the ability to break up a solid piece of chocolate—and then eat just one of the pieces.

Look at what you could have won!

When it comes down to it, it's about who you know, and who's a fan. It's about whether you're the right age, whether you're hot or not, whether the studio is into you or not.

It may in fact be utterly impossible to be successful without helping others to become successful.