I hate nostalgia, I want nothing to do with it.

Avant-garde means never having to say you're sorry.

Modern instruments were designed to throw sound all in one direction.

Good is the director who lets you do what you have to do.

Jazz is a music of great achievements but speed and chops serve a different function in jazz.

I am on the side of pluralistic societies, and I will do whatever I can - by the best means available and any means necessary - to protect spaces that encourage open communication between people.

Influence people think about it as someone you like but influence is also what you're revolted by. In fact, often it's what you're running away from.

There is no victor in life - for it is a game of expression, not of greed.

Gravity proves that the whole universe is filled with Love.

Just stop, for once, answering my questions with a question. And, incidentally, it's my concern because I care about you.

Happiness is the cheapest thing in the world ... when we buy it for someone else.

It has been more wittily than charitably said that hell is paved with good intentions. They have their place in heaven also.

The Nation needs to take a new approach to our energy problems.

My first crush was my brothers best friend.

I think stand-up comedy is this - it's this kind of indulgence and narcissism.

The cold harsh reality is that we have to balance the budget.

Drive away and try to keep smiling. Get a little rock and roll on the radio and go toward life with all the courage you can find and all the belief you can muster. Be true, be brave, stand.