Competition is about passion for perfection and passion for other people who join in this impossible quest.

Think of yourself as an athlete. I guarantee you it will change the way you walk, the way you work, and the decisions you make about leadership, teamwork, and success.

Competition can damage self-esteem create anxiety and lead to cheating and hurt feelings. But so can romantic love.

I wanted to be his life preserver, the thing that would keep him afloat. Instead, he became my anchor. And I’m tired of drowning.

I have two bikes: a classic 1978 Yamaha SR500 and a more modern Suzuki SV650. I've been into cars and bikes since I was tiny.

While I like people, I do also like being alone in a room and seeing what you can do with a particular theme or subject.

I think I just want to make and be part of great records, because of what it brings to other people, what it gives back, is so incredible.

I used to be somebody. Now I’m somebody else.

A lot of my buddies also played golf, but when it came to going to the beach or on the boat and chasing girls, they usually went that way and I went to the golf course.

From sorrow to sorrow love crosses its islands and establishes roots that are watered by weeping.

The Internet right now is another way to get exposure. You depend on that because they give you press, and if it's successful it gets into a lot of festivals.

A constant ongoing joke among the people that I travel with is my absolutely hopeless sense of direction. I'm able to get lost a half an hour from camp. I don't know how I do this.

Every single day, we have hundreds, if not thousands of police officers protecting the lives of not just New Yorkers, but the millions who come to New York City to work and to vacation.