Never let yourself get fooled by the same pitcher on the same pitch on the same day.

Teach the child how to think and not what to think by equipping him with the weapons of Knowledge and Discernment.

Well, you have to keep your faith in the fact that there are a lot of intelligent people who are actively looking for something interesting, people who have been disappointed so many times.

I wouldn't want my daughters to date a guy like me. I was dangerous around women in my twenties. I'm terrified that they might end up with someone like me.

I have excessive energy, tremendous energy. I have a sense of people. I can feel them, pretty much so, in a short time. I'm not afraid of death. I'm just not afraid of anything.

People who need therapy are in Afghanistan. They've seen horrible human cruelty and degradation, but they don't have time or the money for therapy.

No human beings are one-dimensional, and if they feel one-dimensional to you, it's because you don't know them.

People have allowed me into their homes, through my words and my music.

I don't have anything to prove ever, ever in my life. If I have something to prove, what does that mean for everyone else? And I think everyone should have that attitude.

History always has a few tricks up its frayed sleeve. It's been around a long time.

The blank space can be humbling. But I've faced it my whole professional life. It's my job. It's also my calling. Bottom line: Filling this empty space constitutes my identity.