If I were a rock star, I'd design my own clothes. I'd do it because that's the mark of a true rock star.

Just as many people flee Hollywood as those who flock to it. Hollywood can be an acquired taste.

When Woodstock ended on Monday morning, over 600 acres of garbage was left behind on Max Yasgur's farm. It took over 400 volunteers and $100,000 to remove it all.

Of course, screwed up families are not the exclusive province of the famous. Still, most families get to screw up in private.

Musicians burn through more cash than the Federal Reserve.

Fresh content doesn't exist to game the SEO system. It's the words, images, and stories that truly engage us, make us want to share with others, and creates a bond between us and a brand.

A few performances have been left out of the various Woodstock soundtracks and film edits over the years, most notably The Grateful Dead.

In the '60s, my father, Wally Amos, had been a talent agent and a personal manager before taking a major career detour in 1975, when he opened a store selling chocolate chip cookies.

We are more than the work we perform. In fact, I'd say that our work is a mere representation of who we are underneath.

My father's very public life as Famous Amos was the opposite of that of his ex-wife, my mother Shirley, who was fighting a very private, solitary battle with mental illness.

The Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookie was an unexpected, unplanned pop culture phenomena. My father went from star-maker to star.

A person who lives by the rules of the world cannot resist the devil, cannot fight him

When you release yourself from the need for approval and control you can stop punishing yourself and others.

Books are the most mannerly of companions accessible at all times in all moods frankly declaring the author's mind without offense.

Innovation is everyones responsibility, not just R&Ds.

I think everybody has ups and downs in their lives. We learn from the biggest disappointments, right? You learn how to be humble to yourself and to be humble to others.

It grew late. Through the open door, stealthily, came the scent of madonna lilies, almost as if it were prowling abroad.

One thing that will make you quit smoking is sitting across from Keith Richards all night. I don't mind being ugly, but I sure don't want to look like that.

It is for you and me to show that no vice is inherent in man.

We surround ourselves with the true image of ourselves.

Yes, making mock o' uniforms that guard you while you sleep... For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that an' Chuck him out, the brute! But it's Saviour of his country, when the guns begins to shoot!