Religion is of general and public concern, and on its support depend, in great measure, the peace and good order of government, the safety and happiness of the people.

I cannot subscribe to the omnipotence of a State legislature.

By our form of government, the Christian religion is the established religion... .

Pain is a part of life. I hated that fact. I would be much happier without it but then it wouldn't be my life.

Sometimes I wanted to peel away all of my skin and find a different me underneath.

Stories are the only thing that I can be bothered with. Its the only way that I can do anything, even if Im quite useless. Its the only area in being human where I could be a little useful.

The world doesn't need another clothing company. But it does need a certain funk.

To really make it look like Santa came, I put reindeer poop on the roof. It's just so cold up there with my pants down.

Every manoeuvre must be the development of a scheme; it must aim at a goal.

I believe every guitar player inherently has something unique about their playing. They just have to identify what makes them different and develop it.

I came to the US as an immigrant and I recall vividly those first few years in California, the brief time we spent on welfare, and the difficult task of assimilating into a new culture.

I'm obsessed with 'Homeland.' It's not even okay.

...it was better to answer, no matter how ineptly, thank to withhold a reply. Because sometimes silence could wound someone nearly as badly as a bullet.