Let's get rid of all the economic (expletive) this country represents! Bring it on, I hope the Muslims win!

What characterized the whole punk scene for me in 1977 was there was no racism or sexism. It was an anarchy of -isms, and a matter of abolishing it all.

The so-called feminist writers were disgusted with me. I did my thing, and so I guess by feminist standards I'm a feminist. That suits me fine.

In my experience lust only ever leads to misery. All that suspicion and jealousy and anguish it unleashes. I don't want those things in my life.

I preferred rock when it was in the dark, when it was a secret between me and the audience, when it wasn't mainstream.

I just want to play guitar and be in a band. Same as I always did.

I feel displaced when I'm back in America, like a visitor. I feel like if I don't get a cup of tea I'm going to lose my mind.

Once you stop drinking and smoking and stuff, it really gets on your nerves, all that nonsense going on.

Being on tour sends me crazy, I drink too much and out comes the John Mcenroe in me.

I don't believe there is any justifiable reason for killing any animal unless perhaps if it's killing you! That would be negotiable.

A ballad once in a while doesn't go amiss

You can close your eyes to the things you don't want to see, but you can't close your heart to the things you don't want to feel.

I have a new mantra, which I chant softly to myself: "Oh My God Oh My God.

Fundamental values (such as equality and human rights) should not be held hostage to some factual conjecture about blank slates that might be refuted tomorrow.

Trust, but verify.

One of the depressing things in England is the total orthodoxy: the law is handed down from Downing Street.

I know no class of my fellowmen, however just, enlightened, and humane, which can be wisely and safely trusted absolutely with the liberties of any other class.

If you and sin are friends, you and God are not yet reconciled.

Never confine your best work, your hopes, your dreams, the aspiration of the American people to what will be signed by George W. Bush because that is too limiting a factor.

Riches, the incentives to evil, are dug out of the earth.

Don't be afraid," I said, "We belong together." I was immediatly overcome by the truth of my own words.