It's more important what you leave to people on this planet. I want my legacy to exist now, currently, not after I'm gone.

Inside each of us, there is the seed of both good and evil. It's a constant struggle as to which one will win. And one cannot exist without the other.

You've got to create a dream. You've got to uphold the dream. If you can't, go back to the factory or go back to the desk.

I'm not bitter, I'm bittersweet.

I live my life, breathless... A life of constant motion and excitement. A life that many will envy and most would avoid!

I don't think Jimi committed suicide in the conventional way. He just decided to exit when he wanted to.

This really blew my mind, the fact that me, an over fed, long haired, leaping gnome, should be the star of a Hollywood movie.

It's the need for change that drives us to join forces with our brothers and sisters all around the world - but change is slow.

I tried to reach the combatants with my music. I tried to turn my anger into something positive. Myself, and others like me, just tried to keep rock and roll alive.

I may sing the same songs for over 40 years now but I always sing them in different ways in order to keep the excitement and passion alive.

OK, I've had a life of sort of success, some people know who I am but a lot of people don't. I feel the need to change that still.

They were conquerors, and for that you want only brute force--nothing to boast of, when you have it, since your strength is just an accident arising from the weakness of others.

Have you ever dreamed of something so wonderful, you woke up only to find yourself crying because you wanted to dream about it forever?

Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never afford himself.

Kiss principle: Keep it simple stupid.

I love stories and acting is a way to tell stories. Everyone assumes I've done it my whole life.

There are no guarantees in life, but I believe faith provides all of us with a foundation to live the best lives possible - knowing that there is a higher being who loves us and will never leave us.

I'm not nearly smart enough or imaginative enough to tackle the novel form. Never happen.

When I was awarded a fellowship in poetry by the National Endowment for the Arts (for "Alphabets"), I felt myself suddenly (vaingloriously) equal to my Crow, which would be - I knew at once - Rat.

My career means, if you're a non-Indian writing about Indians, at least there's one Indian in your rearview mirror.

I think that you have to do everything you can do to empower girls when they are young, from their education, to their successful independence, to their sexual self-knowledge.