I never had any expectations of winning a Grammy. It wasn't something I was set on, that I was hoping and praying and starving for.

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.

Even though it's dark and cold there is always a shade of light.

I could feel the real interaction between directing and acting, when an actor or an actress really suggests very interesting things.

Explaining that I'm faced with a choice between being with the love of my life, or saving four lives that were never meant to end.

I wasn't a very discriminating reader. I read just about everything that came along.

As an artist, you're always somewhat obscure. We're not talking Hollywood.

It is not healthy to be thinking all the time. Thinking is intended for acquiring knowledge or applying it. It is not essential living.

If you have selfish, ignorant citizens, you're gonna get selfish, ignorant leaders.

You never know the best about men until you know the worst about them.

Spiritualism is but a baby now, an unwelcome stranger, whom public opinion, like an unnatural foster mother, tries to crush out of existence.

I could be the best looking guy in the Duma, but that's only because all the other guys are over 60.