I do think music sounds better when it's on tape and more simply recorded.

The stronger person is not the one making the most noise but the one who can quietly direct the conversation toward defining and solving problems.

Cognitive therapy seeks to alleviate psychological stresses by correcting faulty conceptions and self-signals. By correcting erroneous beliefs we can lower excessive reactions.

You know, we all have our inner demons. I, for one - I can't speak for you, but I'm on the verge of moral collapse at any time. It can happen by the end of the show.

Basic human contact - the meeting of eyes, the exchanging of words - is to the psyche what oxygen is to the brain. If you're feeling abandoned by the world, interact with anyone you can.

What we don't have a right to is healthcare, housing, or handouts. We don't have those rights.

Given the eclectic and constantly shifting nature of my metaphysical inclinations, I will probably never feel certain exactly what an angel is.

Let the desert wind cool your aching head. Let the weight of the world - drift away instead

At times in my life, I have been utterly lonely. At other times, I've had disgusting infectious diseases. Try admitting these things in our culture.

A girl is Innocence playing in the mud, Beauty standing on its head, and Motherhood dragging a doll by the foot.

I'm not a great programmer; I'm just a good programmer with great habits.

In the year 2052, it's not love but hate that unites the world.

Man's inhumanity to man is not the last word. The truth lies deeper. It is economic slavery, the savage struggle for a crumb, that has converted mankind into wolves and sheep.

The artists we love, they put their fingerprint on your imagination, and on your heart and your soul.

I never wrote music or arranged songs or lyrics when I was under the influence of anything but coffee. That's not gone away.

I don't want China dictating to me.

There's nothing like being old to be sure of everything.

My family believe you should never be flashy about anything. Maybe that handicapped me a little bit, that extreme humility.

What I'm doing right now, I'm chasing perfection... and if I don't get it, I'm going to get this close.

We have to be irrational and vindictive, because that's going to frighten people. And we have to maintain this for years. And then we'll be able to carry out the actions that we want to carry out.

Eating something fresh out of the oven is like a hug you can taste.