I'm more critical of my songwriting than anybody, but I've worked really hard in the last five to 10 years to improve.

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.

Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best.

History is worth reading when it tells us truly what the attitude toward life was in the past.

True piety hath in it nothing weak, nothing sad, nothing constrained. It enlarges the heart; it is simple, free, and attractive.

I just liked the feeling of being on stage. My parents weren't pushing me, they didn't have to, I was obsessed.

Health and healing will follow fasting.

We don't own the earth. We are the earth's caretakers...we take care of it and all the things on it. And when we're done with it, it should be left better than we found it.

One can neither agree nor disagree with a terminological proposal, as long as it is clear that it is just that: terminological.

I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.

Oh, if only you knew yourselves! You are souls; you are Gods. If ever I feel like blaspheming, it is when I call you man.

It's the journey that matters. Learning is more important than the test. Practice well, and the games will take care of themselves.