Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.

No matter how corrupt, greedy, and heartless our government, our corporations, our media, and our religious & charitable institutions may become, the music will still be wonderful.

If you actually are an educated, thinking person, you will not be welcome in Washington, D.C. I know a couple of bright seventh graders who would not be welcome in Washington D.C.

I wanted all thingsTo seem to make some sense, So we could all be happy, yes, Instead of tense.And I made up liesSo that they all fit nice, And I made this sad worldA par-a-dise.

what you respond to in any work of art is the artist's struggle against his or her limitations

The energy industry is filled with toxic people that are following a corporate government subsidized known biologically toxic agenda.

You can spend your whole life building a wall of facts between you and anything real.

Even as a kid I was never the generator of humor, but I always knew who was funny, who to hang out with.

I chose to defend human rights because I cannot maintain my silence in the face of injustice.

And if there is no god? You act as if there is, and it's the same thing.

When I was 5 years old I started singing in church and I hated my voice because I sounded like a grown woman, not a child. I was ashamed of it.

I've really gained an appreciation for what coaches do since I returned to the NFL.

I'm too impatient to use a tripod.

I really don't know what I am going to do in terms of what a book is going to be about until I actually start writing it!

but accepting help doesn‟t have to mean giving up control.