Right away I thought I'd been hit by a hand grenade ... her (Joni Mitchells') voice, those words ... she nailed me to the back wall with two-inch spikes... I promptly fell in love with her...

There are a lot of people who look great but can't sing.

I am having so much fun performing, I feel almost guilty. I think, my God, I hope no one comes and busts me for this.

Don't waste the time. Time is the final currency, man. Not money, not power - it's time.

I think ideas are still the most powerful things on the planet, and music is a great way to transmit them.

I don't think being angry is useful or healthy, and usually when I get angry, my brain just goes right out the window. Boom, as soon as the adrenaline hits, instant stupid. Just add water and mix.

I'm not givin' in an inch to fear.

It's hard to bullshit the ocean. It's not listening, you know what I mean.

"It can't happen here" is number one on the list of famous last words.

Largely I write from life. ... I write from what happens to me. Mostly about love. People notice the other stuff more but I write mostly about love.

I want to go to Africa and find a really great hotel with good food right above a water hole where I can sit, have breakfast, and just watch the elephants play in the water.

The essence of the world is Sachchidanand [sat-chit-anand, eternal knowledge and vision leads to bliss].

There are no wrong turnings. Only paths we had not known we were meant to walk.

Just know that I always have, and always will really love you, Lisa. Baby or no baby. Past or no past. I loved you then and I love you now.

"Reverence for parents" stands written among the three laws of most revered righteousness.

There is nothing more certain in nature than that it is impossible for any body to be utterly annihilated.

It is sensible to have a safeguard against unemployment.

Need we add that mathematicians themselves are not infallible?

Every loss which we incur leaves behind it vexation in the memory, save the greatest loss of all, that is, death, which annihilates the memory, together with life.

Sweet weeping baby Jesus he has a six-pack to beat all six-packs!

The main thing I need to do is create, hopefully, exquisitely beautiful, desirable objects for my customer.