It is an author's most solemn obligation to honor truth. If the free and independent writer does not speak truth to power, who will?

To the intelligent man or woman, life appears infinitely mysterious. But the stupid have an answer for every question.

The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.

I hold no preference among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous.

Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top.

A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.

Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.

Civilization is a youth with a molotov cocktail in his hand. Culture is the Soviet tank or L.A. cop that guns him down.

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.

There is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California.

Hot passion is a bit like infatuation – it burns brightly, but fades quickly.

And I can say that I’ll pay to watch MS Dhoni bat.

One of the hardest things I've had to deal with in my career is keeping my material topical even though I only release albums every three or four years.

And many to study so much are inclined, that utterly they fall out of their mind.

Clarinet n. An instrument of torture operated by a person with cotton in his ears. There are two instruments worse than a clarinet – two clarinets.

It's all about portion control. Grilled fish, a small amount of wild rice and vegetables is a good meal.

My mum was too busy raising four of us to encourage my hopes. But I'm glad I had the upbringing I did. It made me a worrier and a thoughtful, curious person.

Let us draw the curtain of charity over the rest of this scene

I just like boys who are good-looking, really! I like people who are tall with a good sense of style. My faves are the indie look, the smart look or the surfer look.

One thing I tell startups all the time is that the best way to grow is to make their product better.