Keep painting your demons.

For thousands of years art was seen as a source of responsible moral and ethical leadership. Today, taking that stance is almost seen as comic.

All art is advertising. It stands for a particular point of view. Art that exploits badness is advertising badness.

There's no need to curse God if you're an ugly duckling. He chooses those strong enough to endure it so that they can guide others who've felt the same.

A man who really fights for justice must lead a private, not a public, life if he is to survive for even a short time.

I glance over at him

Surely it is more civilized to kill one man every few months, hold up his head for all to behold, say his name, and return home for a feast than to slaughter nameless millions.

I sort of love the idea of, you know, watching something and then having to wait for the next episode.

Girls scare me more than boys. Boys are cruel. Girls are mean.

Remember that progress is not linear either. Sometimes you make great progress for a while and then you slide back a little. That's OK. Don't give up.

I'm not a politician; I am a singer. Long ago, they said, 'That one, she sings politics.' I don't sing politics; I merely sing the truth.

That is the artist's job: take mineral rock from dark silent earth, transform it into shining light-reflecting form from sky.

I don't want my marriage or my guns registered in Washington.