Don't judge yourself by someone else's standards. You will always lose

I believe that if the Tribune company ever tries to close down Wrigley Field that you will have a protest from every corner of the globe.

If practice makes perfect, and no one's perfect, then why practice?

The ideology of the Smashing Pumpkins was ultimately more valuable than the music of the Smashing Pumpkins. That's what critics can't put their finger on.

I never wanted to leave the Smashing Pumpkins. That was never the plan.

I think a spiritual journey is not so much a journey of discovery. It's a journey of recovery. It's a journey of uncovering your own inner nature. It's already there.

Great music completely obliterates any conceptions of genre.

I was part of a generation that changed the world - and it was taken over by poseurs.

Saturn Return is just the return of your planets to their original position.

Compliments and criticism are all ultimately based on some form of projection.

Where is this great love for rock and roll that existed for 50 or 60 years?

A true test of someone’s love is how they act when they’re stressed and not how much they love you when everything’s goin’ good.

We can worship God imperfectly, but we cannot worship him insincerely.

The mob is a sort of bear while your ring is through its nose it will even dance under your cudgel but should the ring slip and you lose your hold the brute will turn and rend you.

A veteran deserves the very best health care anywhere. That means sometimes, they should go out into the private sector if something's being done better than the VA.

We may not be able to offer long-term employment, but we should try to offer long-term employability.

If painting weren't so difficult, it wouldn't be fun.

I try to exercise as much as possible and eat healthy. But most importantly, I try to make sure that I'm near people who inspire me to be a better person.

I still tune in to the radio and listen to pop music and enjoy it as much as I ever have.

Doctors can heal the body, but it is music that uplifts the spirit.

Just because you can measure everything doesn't mean that you should.