I personally am not interested in people trying to pigeonhole me.

My sunglasses are like my guitar.

We go through life. We shed our skins. We become ourselves.

To be an artist — actually, to be a human being in these times — it’s all difficult. … What matters is to know what you want and pursue it.

Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire.

Where does it all lead? What will become of us? These were our young questions, and young answers were revealed. It leads to each other. We become ourselves.

Life isn't some vertical or horizontal line -- you have your own interior world, and it's not neat.

I imagined myself as Frida to Diego, both muse and maker. I dreamed of meeting an artist to love and support and work with side by side.

Swift is the arrow, dark is the thorn, the slate is clean, the future awaits, awake.

Make your interactions with people transformational, not just transactional.

To me, punk rock is the freedom to create, freedom to be successful, freedom to not be successful, freedom to be who you are. It's freedom.

The physical world we live in is just the beginning.

When you know, you know and it flows in your mind like waves. Coming forward as it pulls with the tide. It brings anxiety, terror, and it’s beyond anything plausible.

No psychologist should pretend to understand what he does not understand... Only fools and charlatans know everything and understand nothing.

A hint of fire in his eyes, he glanced up at her. "If that displeases you, lass, I can leave you here for the next savior who comes along.

By computerizing health records, we can avoid dangerous medical mistakes, reduce costs, and improve care

I'm a benevolent dictator.

I always try to be a champion of social change and anything that brings awareness to a really dire situation.

If we're bringing up kids that are so stupid that they kill themselves because of a song, what good are the kids in the first place ?

I think a lot of people start out full of idealism and fresh ideas. And then a lot of times, being re-elected becomes more important than staying true to your principles.

The punishment of criminals should be of use; when a man is hanged he is good for nothing.