I have not the smarts or patience for political office.

My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.

Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.

No such thing as spare time, no such thing as free time, no such thing as down time. All you got is life time. Go.

I am an optimist because I want to change things for the better and I know that blood has to be spilled and disharmony and cruelty are necessary to do that.

I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds

It's sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew.

I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.

Strength is the product of struggle, you must do what others don't to achieve what others won't.

There’s one thing about Black Sabbath which should not be understated: If Black Sabbath is missing any one of its members it’s no longer Black Sabbath.

We all learn lessons in life. Some stick, some don't. I have always learned more from rejection and failure than from acceptance and success.

The notion of "business as usual" is a harmful myth.

The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.

Labor is the law of happiness.

Don't try to be the next Rachael Ray or Bobby Flay, we already have those people. We want someone who is going to make their own mark on 'Food Network.'

I think the dream role is getting the opportunity to really sink my teeth into something and transform in the role.

Eat only until you're 4/5 full. An ancient Japanese injunction.

I've never really had any trouble coming up with ideas; they just grow, like weeds. The weeding is the hard part.

A revolution is sometimes necessary, but if revolutions become habitual the country in which they take place is going down-hill

And that's what I've learned too: writing is key.

I know that is absolutely true for people when they are young - you don't want to be alive if the things that you love in your life aren't there.