I'm not going to die glamorously. I'll probably be eating a Twinkie, take a bite, and fall over.

I believe that if the Tribune company ever tries to close down Wrigley Field that you will have a protest from every corner of the globe.

If practice makes perfect, and no one's perfect, then why practice?

The ideology of the Smashing Pumpkins was ultimately more valuable than the music of the Smashing Pumpkins. That's what critics can't put their finger on.

I never wanted to leave the Smashing Pumpkins. That was never the plan.

I think a spiritual journey is not so much a journey of discovery. It's a journey of recovery. It's a journey of uncovering your own inner nature. It's already there.

Great music completely obliterates any conceptions of genre.

I was part of a generation that changed the world - and it was taken over by poseurs.

Saturn Return is just the return of your planets to their original position.

Compliments and criticism are all ultimately based on some form of projection.

Where is this great love for rock and roll that existed for 50 or 60 years?

Isn't it funny how ignorance is the source of strength of so many?

I used to be afraid of the dark until I learned that I am light and the dark is afraid of me.

I'm bored with that line. I never use it anymore. My new line is 'In 15 minutes everybody will be famous.'

I do not believe there is a long-term future for the privately rented sector in its present form.

Who are we, if not measured by our impact on others?

We have made major reforms in Greece. When I took over after a landslide victory we had a mandate for change and I knew my major focus would be re-organizing the state.

The woman in us still prosecutes a deceit like that begun in the garden.

I always say that I started in television when harassed was two words instead of one.

I always wanted to be in the world of entertainment. I just love the idea of an audience being happy with what I am doing. Writing is showbusiness for shy people. That's how I see it.

No, I am not afraid; the Lord said he would protect me, and I have full confidence in His word.