Good photos have come when I least controlled the situation.

Don't be afraid to take bad pictures, because good pictures are the mistakes of bad pictures.

The power of our Muse lies in her meaninglessness. Even the style can turn one into a slave if one does not run away from it, and then one is doomed to repeat oneself.

Surprise, unpredictability: these are the main materials of creativity.

The feeling before and after the event is very important. There are things happening before and after the event. These things are even more important than the event itself.

Ethnic diversity adds richness to a society.

It is a great life, this life of music.

Journalistic information and presentation actually discourage action... we think we know, and because we think we know, we think we care. But it stops there.

It's just that you don't have to bring it to every stage. You can do a fundraiser for people that you support. You don't necessarily have to talk about one thing or another when you're on your own.

Let every head of household see to it that he has on hand enough food and clothing and, where possible, fuel also for at least a year ahead.

Before I can preach love, mercy, and grace, I must preach sin, Law, and judgment. Preach 90% Law and 10% grace.

A lot of my buddies enjoy the writing part or the studio part, and I love the live show part. That's the reason I got into all this, to play keg parties and bars. I still love playing live.

You learn a whole lot more about a person if they have bad breaks and all those kind of things.

Bow, bow, ye lower middle classes! Bow, bow, ye tradesmen, bow, ye masses!

If [the shooting of Gabby Giffords in] Tucson tells us anything at all, it tells us this: Government has failed.