Set your guitars and banjos on fire and before you write a song smoke a pack of whiskey and it'll all take care of itself.

The stronger person is not the one making the most noise but the one who can quietly direct the conversation toward defining and solving problems.

Cognitive therapy seeks to alleviate psychological stresses by correcting faulty conceptions and self-signals. By correcting erroneous beliefs we can lower excessive reactions.

You know, we all have our inner demons. I, for one - I can't speak for you, but I'm on the verge of moral collapse at any time. It can happen by the end of the show.

Basic human contact - the meeting of eyes, the exchanging of words - is to the psyche what oxygen is to the brain. If you're feeling abandoned by the world, interact with anyone you can.

What we don't have a right to is healthcare, housing, or handouts. We don't have those rights.

Given the eclectic and constantly shifting nature of my metaphysical inclinations, I will probably never feel certain exactly what an angel is.

Let the desert wind cool your aching head. Let the weight of the world - drift away instead

At times in my life, I have been utterly lonely. At other times, I've had disgusting infectious diseases. Try admitting these things in our culture.

A girl is Innocence playing in the mud, Beauty standing on its head, and Motherhood dragging a doll by the foot.

I'm not a great programmer; I'm just a good programmer with great habits.

Today will die tomorrow.

A cloud is more real than all my thoughts.

Only strong people can find happiness from the sadness surrounding them.

We really need to stop the imperialist tendencies of countries like the United States and Great Britain

All I can tell you is when the governor calls, I answer his phone.

Caught in the self-centered dream, only suffering; holding to self-centered thoughts, exactly the dream; each moment, life as it is, the only teacher; being just this moment, compassion's way.

If he'd expected to be pampered and coddled through his undercover assignments, he would have gone to work for the CIA.

The Americans are trying to expand their influence in the world, particularly in Europe. They are defending their own interests, not ours.

You can never be happy when you're constantly comparing yourself to others. Keep your eyes ahead.

I have never seen . . . so slippery, so disgusting a candidate.