As much as I love Slipknot, I don't want that to carry over into what I do for Stone Sour. I want both bands to stand on their own.

The best friends you will ever have are the ones who don't make you feel like you owe them a damn thing.

It's amazing and sad what we have to do to survive sometimes.

Life owes you nothing. You owe yourself everything.

The future is meant for those who are willing to let go of the worst parts of the past. When you cannot take two steps without turning around to inspect your footsteps, you are getting nowhere fast.

Before you tell yourself its a different scene remember its just different from what you've seen.

Live your life, no matter what that life is.

Bad things happen when good people pretend nothing is wrong.

You ever want to feel powerless? Watch the people you care about being hurt and know there is nothing you can do about it.

Our proximity keeps us honest. Our intentions keep us strangers.

Do you serve a purpose, or purposely serve?

Fight all you want, but you will never win. You can change a system only by being part of that system, by being part of the change.

Still there are some, braver and more valiant than their peers, who face their demons head on, staring defiantly into the shadows, demanding forgiveness.

It could be kindness. Faith felt hollow at the thought. She had needed kindness before, and has received none. Now it was too late, and she did not know what to do with it.

God is omnipresent, yet the attempts to provide him a transit office space are made good in a temple

I think it's cool to be a rock star I don't think there are many. There aren't many who speak out and take risks. And I think that's important.

But this will not do, God will certainly punish you for stealing and for being unfaithful.

The purpose of God and the power of God is available for every man.

The Oscar nomination is great. It's a great pat on the back. And I like that.

That's America, competition.

Remember: no attachment should grow, no clinging should grow. They are all against your independence, your freedom, your individuality.