It's such a fine line between stupid and clever.

Sometimes we drop in and do an acoustic set somewhere, and that's really fun to take all these insanely loud songs, and to do them quiet. It's really a sight to see... or to hear!

Some people stay in the academic world just to avoid becoming self-aware. You can quote me on that.

I think you have everyone kind of pulling on the same end of the rope. It's not like you're Robin Williams and everyone else is a deaf mute. It's like - there's plenty of help.

Even when there are banalities, they're usually kind of benign banalities.

I'm kind of the town pump. I think I have a pretty good ear for what sounds good in this style.

I never regret anything and I don't believe in regret. I think it's just a big time-waster.

There are people in the world who won't watch a movie that's in black and white. There's got to be a special place in hell for them.

Jazz, isn't that just a series of mistakes diguised as musical composition?

Those people that you know for a long time and that you love, they're the easiest to talk to.

When we can figure out a way to really tour and make a profit, then we'll do it again.

The power of imagination is the center of all attractions.

Without the possibility of making mistakes, we wouldn't need to bother about making a decision.

Love is a funny thing. The ones we love don't always love us back.

I always wore the highest heels possible, because the other women on the show were tall.

And you cannot have a socialist revolution commandeered from the top, ordered around by some omniscient leader or group of leaders

No sooner is the rage of hunger appeased than it becomes difficult to comprehend the meaning of starvation. It is only when you suffer that you really understand.

[Coming back for Democrats] is simply a matter of energy and resources.

Mothers love you to the end, and she didn't want to hold me back from my livelihood. So I left for a month and called her every couple of days. I came home and she died 24 hours later.

I used to routinely break my ribs doing stupid things onstage, but I have a healthy fear of breaking my bones now.

People are smarter than you think. Give them a chance to prove themselves.