Do not read books to escape reality. Read them to understand the reality you live in.

I would give up, but that will teach my kids that it's okay to be a failure and I refuse to ruin their lives like that!

The Second Amendment is timeless for our Founders grasped that self-defense is three-fold: every free individual must protect themselves against the evil will of the man, the mob and the state.

American poetry to me is a sort of relentless, nonstop sermon on human autonomy.

Who built the seven gates of Thebes? In the books are listed the names of kings. Did the kings heave up the building blocks?

Come on sempai, would you please stop growing mushrooms in other people's closets? -Haruhi

I usually record all through the night, but I'm known for waking up early in the morning. Even if I had recorded till 3 or 4 in the morning I might wake up at 9 or 10. I never sleep till 1 o clock.

The old aphorisms are basically sound. First impressions are lasting.

Journalists should think of themselves as outside the Establishment, and owners can't be too worried about what they're told at their country clubs.

Every time you think all the technology that had been created already, all you have to do is look around and then there's someone new who's born with a new idea.

One of the things I love about doing things that are creative is that I feel like it's my right as an artist not to be affected by the reactions of those people that are going to hear my songs.