Never give up on your child. But also, you have to love your child.

Roller-skating and ice-skating are two different things - I found that out the hard way.

No matter how well you do, no matter how successful you are, they're always going to criticize you.

Children need explanations and they deserve explanations.

What I do with my kids is I tell them I love them every day, but also I tell them the truth.

In my experience, nothing worthwhile has ever really been all that easy. But it certainly has been worthwhile regardless how difficult it seemed.

I refuse to admit I'm more than fifty-two even if that does make my sons illegitimate.

Self pity is a disease which does not kill but corrodes.

Do not do that which others can do as well.

It's a guy thing, playing the guitar. Being a female and trying to go to the same auditions as the guys, it's pretty hard.

Meditation simply means a state of no-thought, awareness without the process of thought, just pure, mirror-like awareness, with no thoughts passing in the mind.

The only thing that's a little tricky about it is sometimes people assume that if it's a new song, it's a reflection of what you're feeling or going through now.

Who is this irresistible creature who has an insatiable love for the dead?

The lesson here is this: Do what God says to do, nothing more and nothing less. There is no game here. There is one move, and it belongs to God. Your job is to follow it.

Fate does not seek our consent.