I have many moods, and there is no objective reality. And I kind of live by that.

A heart that hurts is a heart that works.

Baseball is more than a game. It's like life played out on a field.

I don't really care about money. I find money boring and accounting boring, so I'm probably not going to ever make a lot of money.

I tend to fall for the archetypal, talented, charismatic rock boy.

As long as there are religions, there are going to be people who are hiding their rottenness behind the veil of religion.

If you want to achieve things in life, you've just got to do them, and if you're talented and smart, you'll succeed.

The way I see it, all the popular singers are strippers.

Once I picked up an electric guitar, I lost interest in piano, and I just wanted to rock. I studied piano for so long, I got burned out on it.

It makes me feel good to have some comforting effect on someone that needs comfort.

I'm not a very good advice-giver.

When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.

Carrying someone else’s weight is only going to weigh down on you and add stress, frustration, and pain. Choose who you work with and play with wisely.

Tell a story in lesser and simpler words.

Negative people talk and your dreams begin to wither off. But they begin to sprout in the fragrance of hope when they find a new soil! Change your environment!

When you're born, you're pure. Unspoiled and trusting. Some say, it's the only time we're perfect. You're also born covered in blood and placenta. No one gets nostalgic about that.

Understand your fears and then work to conquer them.

I have a dream... I have a dream today... And if America is to be a great nation this must become true.

I wanted to become one of the best guards in the NBA. In order to accomplish that, I had to increase the intensity of my workouts.

The man who must brag for himself knows that no one else will

I am here and I am safe and I am sick of it.