People relate to me, and I try to make songs that make people smile.

I don't really do sad, depressing songs.

I'm not going to do a song that's really sad and thoughtful. Although I've done ballads like 'Dear Darlin', ' I want to make them dance and be happy.

All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education.

Surely human affairs would be far happier if the power in men to be silent were the same as that to speak.

May your swords stay sharp -Brom

All field sports people are doing is turning an inevitable necessity into a pleasure. If the animal is going to be killed anyway, why not take pleasure in it?

So be it. I'll wear my iron and hold my tongue. A man who won't listen can't hear.

People will always show their true selves in the end.

I need a break. I've been working for about a year and a half. I think I'd like to go to Pakistan.

A lot of my students are Asian-American, and it has been thrilling to watch them break through the stereotypes into something alive and surprising.

For me, the iPhone is harder than reading Faust.

Salaries and wages must reflect the reality of the enterprise's economic performance; deviations from the planned performance should be reflected in pay.