I didn't want to make a record that was just guitar and voice, that was just the technology available to me. At the time, I remember thinking, "I am making a Faust album." That didn't translate.

I cannot wait for all the mistakes we have yet to make

Trying to find comfort in perpetual discomfort has been my life's work.

Some people like to say serendipitous. I like to say magical.

I'm one of those people that if you're told that if you put your hand in the fire, you'll burn your hand, I won't listen.

And because my teeth don't bite, I can take them out dancing I can take my little teeth out and show them a real good time

There is something to mystery. You make up this entire world that you fit into because of what the actual music does to you.

I think five percent of all songs can be love songs, and another five percent can be miscellaneous or political, but the rest should just be about medieval feminists.

Good art doesn't really have an expiration date on it. That's something to be happy about, if you're making art.

I heard somebody say that the war ended today, but everybody knows it's going still.

Cripple crow say something for our grieving, where do we go once we start leaving. Well close that wound or else keep on bleeding and change your tune, it's got no meaning.

Decision making is an art only until the person understands the science.

Today, shooting wars are won or lost before they start. If they are fought at all, they would be fought principally to confirm which side had won at the outset.

The nowness of everything is absolutely wondrous. [...] If you see the present tense, boy do you see it! And boy can you celebrate it.

What worries me is that now, communication is virtual.

So I am just sitting and waiting, listening, and if something exciting comes, I just jump in.

As far as being in dangerous situations around the world is concerned, I always have a Secret Service detail with me as one of the privileges of a former President.

I pretend not to teach, but to inquire.

Life is short, but art lives forever.

To be a good parent, you need to take care of yourself so that you can have the physical and emotional energy to take care of your family.

Why don't the men propose, Mamma? Why don't the men propose?