Farming, from an outside perspective, can be viewed as a romantic, free and off-the-grid life, but the constant work of it means a routine you must follow or everyone dies.

When you're trapped in a small town, the only excitement is the booze.

Half of Wisconsinites are considered alcoholics. It's part of the culture of Wisconsin... if self-deprecation is their survival instinct, alcohol is their coping mechanism.

Whatever my path, I have faith I will end up where I need to be.

Science is what you know, philosophy is what you don't know.

Every time I see a certain room to grow, or a new opportunity to advance further, I go out and take it.

When I got hoarse, the manager would say, 'Drink this. Joplin used to drink this,' and I used to say, 'Joplin? Joplin's dead

The objection of the scandalmonger is not that she tells of racy doings, but that she pretends to be indignant about them.

I'm trying to lead a good Christian life, so there ain't too much spicy to tell about me.

. . .nothing could eclipse the stain of his dirty, mortal mediocrity.

How do you get 'feng shui' out of 'thoughtful'?

When you play the young girl a lot, you can be in the movie a lot and have nothing to do.

In the sense that anarchy equals freedom, yes. Anarchy means freedom, but it also means chaos.