My family are police officers, detectives. My brother Mitch is FBI. Mitch is like that - a stern enforcer.

When I get a chance to play golf or go on a boat with good people, take the boat out and put some lobsters on the grill, get the ice-cold beer and the cigars - that's heaven here on earth.

Whatever you hear at the barber shop, stays at the barber shop.

Whatever success I've had, I always like to top it.

You can't change what happened. Just like you can't change the future by worrying about it. You just have to keep moving.

When it comes to raising children, I believe in give and take. I give orders and they take 'em.

I'm not afraid to fail. Sometimes when you lose, you win. Sometimes when you win, you lose.

I can't build myself by beating somebody down.

Suffering is a good teacher. It keeps you in its grip until you've learned your lesson.

If you mess something up, remember who got you there. Don't be pointing fingers, even if finger-pointing is called for. Only one you got to blame is your own self.

You know you poor when you eatin' breakfast food late. You fryin' toast? At nine o'clock at night? With bacon? You're broke.

I didn't actually know what regret tasted like—but I imagined if it did have a flavor, it would be lutefisk.

In order to lead a meaningful life, you need to cherish others, pay attention to human values and try to cultivate inner peace.

All that a man does outwardly is but the expression and completion of his inward thought. To work effectively he must think clearly to act nobly he must think nobly.

All the advantages of Christianity and alcohol; none of their defects.

It's really hard to make a living as a musician. It's almost impossible.

I still listen to black metal all the time - that's obviously one of my favorite kinds of music - but I steer from it very strongly.

Though a man cannot abstain from being weak, he may from being vicious.

I was raised to believe that everybody has a responsibility to their community.

When there is hell to pay, it is usually cheaper to pay it than to finance an endless purgatory.

We're all capable if we have faith and passion.