Beggars beg to get money, not to reproach the passerby.

Pain narrows consciousness; pleasure blurs it.

When Medusa looks in the mirror, she sees the Lady of Sorrows.

My passions have never jumped out of the fireplace and set fire to the carpet.

Retirement requires the invention of a new hedonism, not a return to the hedonism of youth

The sewing machine joins what the scissors have cut asunder, plus whatever else comes in its path.

Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story.

The laughter of the aphorism is sometimes triumphant, but seldom carefree.

'Be faithful to your roots' is the liberal version of 'Stay in your ghetto.'

Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed.

Totem poles and wooden masks no longer suggest tribal villages but fashionable drawing rooms in New York and Paris.

Belief has the power to change your inner state and your outer world.

We only have one body, and you have to show respect for it.

If interviews are just interviews or if music is just music, why are we even doing it? You only get so many hours in a lifetime, man.

The thing about religion is that it's the first and the worst. The worst because it's the first.

Nebraskans have very strong opinions, but we sit down around a table and we solve our problems.

Songs are often written by people who are witnesses to history.

Kitchens are hard environments and they form incredibly strong characters.

In winter, you fed the birds; and in summer, do the same thing! In winter, you gave them bread; and in summer, give them water!

Doctors said 'go home and enjoy what little is left of your life'. He recovered.

The essence is, what can we do next? And will it be good?