Seasonal change in Los Angeles is often a very subtle thing. It's not as if we finally stop having to shovel the snow out of our driveways and can put our parkas back in the closet.

My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.

Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.

No such thing as spare time, no such thing as free time, no such thing as down time. All you got is life time. Go.

I am an optimist because I want to change things for the better and I know that blood has to be spilled and disharmony and cruelty are necessary to do that.

I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds

It's sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew.

I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.

Strength is the product of struggle, you must do what others don't to achieve what others won't.

There’s one thing about Black Sabbath which should not be understated: If Black Sabbath is missing any one of its members it’s no longer Black Sabbath.

We all learn lessons in life. Some stick, some don't. I have always learned more from rejection and failure than from acceptance and success.

He put his life on hold as he waited for his life to begin.

All hero's are born out of the embers that linger after the fire of great tragedy. Children of Ankh series

When the citizens of a nation have been made to love and adhere to values and virtues, then they make better choices.

Perfection is not when there is no more to add, but no more to take away.

I think that nonexistent mythological creature just broke some of your toes," Jack said. Oh, shut up," said Charles

Opportunity seldom come along and knock you on the Head.

I really wanted to break the mold of what modern touring is right now.

I learned that nobody's better than you to get your business off the ground. The experience you get is priceless.

You want to be able to say anything when you do your first draft, because some of that goofy stuff that you think has nothing to do with it is probably where the mother lode is.

Nevertheless, I have no political agenda whatsoever, even though some might think the contrary.