No matter how corrupt, greedy, and heartless our government, our corporations, our media, and our religious & charitable institutions may become, the music will still be wonderful.

Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.

If you actually are an educated, thinking person, you will not be welcome in Washington, D.C. I know a couple of bright seventh graders who would not be welcome in Washington D.C.

I wanted all thingsTo seem to make some sense, So we could all be happy, yes, Instead of tense.And I made up liesSo that they all fit nice, And I made this sad worldA par-a-dise.

what you respond to in any work of art is the artist's struggle against his or her limitations

Without knowing every single detail in a man’s life, we cannot judge whether he is a good person or not!

Don't date anyone you can't see yourself marrying.

For appearances. Now there's a lovely thing to die for.

The sun of liberty is set; you must light up the candle of industry and economy.

A story has to have muscle as well as meaning, and the meaning has to be in the muscle.

Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled.

Growing up with three brothers and three sisters, I was the storyteller of the family... what my mother called 'The Liar.'

Some of the greatest guitarists, historically, have had no chops, they've just had great taste. I know a lot of musical school kids who just have no taste.

Perhaps Harvard's greatest contribution to our nation is its requirement that its on-leave professors who want to keep their crimson seats must return from Washington after 24 months.

You create your response to reality, and that response, for all practical purposes, is your reality.