I mean, I don't even think of myself as a musician, really.

There's only so many small shows you can do. A lot of the smaller things are more side project things. Not everything is appropriate for Sonic Youth to do.

Women make natural anarchists and revolutionaries, because they've always been second-class citizens, kinda having had to claw their way up.

When Punk Rock happened, it created an opening in the culture... it made it ok to think you could play music, even though you had no musical training.

If you don't fit into a certain type, there's a lot of strength in just being who you are.

Someone once wrote that in between the lives we lead and the lives we fantasize about living is the place in our heads where most of us actually live.

People pay to see others believe in themselves.

Rap music is really good when you're traumatized.

Women are natural anarchists...

I mean, who made up all the rules in the culture? Men-white male corporate society. So why wouldnt a woman want to rebel against that?

At the end of the day, women are expected to hold up the world, not annihilate it.

When leaders lead in ways that people’s brains can follow, good results follow as well.

All my dreams will be fulfilled at the proper time.

When we are confronted by failure and mistakes, we can leave them behind and go on with our lives.

The Wall will be standing in 50 and even in 100 years, if the reasons for it are not removed.

I wouldn't change one thing about my professional life, and I make it a point not to dwell on my mistakes

Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.

I've had the good fortune and blessing to run for the offices for which I really wanted to do the work.

Enthusiasm is contagious - so is a lack of it. Joyless Christians are a greater assault on the gospel than atheism.

I don't want to do an edgy show, I didn't want bad language. I think edginess is the new hackiness.