Excellence is the result of habitual integrity.

Sometimes, breaking down is the bravest thing you can do.

A rebel adult often seems like a glorious savior, whereas a rebel child often seems like a little devil.

I grew up in the art world.

There is no worse flaw in man's character than that of wanting to belong.

A lot of people voting for Pat Buchanan say they are doing so to send a message. Apparently that message is, 'Hey, look at me, I'm an idiot.'

I have long been a proponent of a guest-worker program between the United States and Mexico, and in particular I have proposed that Arizona would be an ideal location for a pilot project.

Find the leverage in the world so you can be truly lazy.

My research is like my feeling directed towards what is the principal value in the life, the poetry.

I’m still afraid of being totally honest. I’m more afraid of this than dying.

I love to sing old Motown songs to myself, or some Patti Smith Edith Piaf or Billie Holiday. That gets me in the mood for singing.