Peter was sick of being a pop star, the guitar god, and so he decided to teach himself other instruments. Among the instruments that he picked up was the mandolin.

Sometimes I'm confused by what I think is really obvious. But what I think is really obvious obviously isn't obvious.

I've always felt that sexuality is a really slippery thing. In this day and age, it tends to get categorized and labeled, and I think labels are for food. Canned food.

Super casual music listeners. That's most of the people in the world. And you have to understand, that's why Top 40 radio exists. It's not there for people who seek out music and who love music.

A wise man once said, 'The skill in attending a party is knowing when it's time to leave.'

Love, love will be my strongest weapon

The only thing to fear is fearlessness.

Sometimes before we make a record I go back and listen to a few. It's equally humbling and uplifting.

Be yourself. Follow your heart. I know it sounds obvious, but it's the best advice at anyone ever. Take advice from other people, but take from it what feels right for you.

Never eat broccoli when there are cameras around.

My feeling is that labels are for canned food... I am what I am - and I know what I am.

If we are to make progress, we must not repeat history but make new history. We must add to inheritance left by our ancestors.

A manager’s emotional commitment is worth more than their financial, intellectual and physical commitment combined.

I would much rather have you believe in something I don’t agree with than to accept everything blindly.

Later on they send me to Hollywood. To make movies. It was all new to me. I was only 21 years old.

In Socrates' thought the two marks of individual self-consciousness appear; it is practical and it is social.

Violence becomes imperative when an attempt is made to assert rights without any reference to duties.

He finally understood that God's presence was everywhere, at all times, and was experienced by everyone at one time or another.

I think I've done pretty well. I've had about 46, or 47 nominations from my movies, and my films have won about 12 awards, so I don't have any complaints.

There are no traffic jams along the extra mile.

I cannot face the idea of life without work. What would one do when ideas failed or words refused to come? It is impossible not to shudder at the thought.