Thank God for Occupy and thank God for 'The Daily Show,' Colbert and the rising up that's going on around the world.

Ugly ducklings don't turn into swans and glide off down the lake. Whether your sunglasses are on or off, you only see the world you make.

The consolidation of the music business has made it difficult to encourage styles like the blues, all of which deserve to be celebrated as part of our most treasured national resources.

Religion is for people who are scared to go to hell. Spirituality is for people who have already been there.

I never saw music in terms of men and women or black and white. There was just cool and uncool.

There were so many great music and political scenes going on in the late '60s in Cambridge. The ratio of guys to girls at Harvard was four to one, so all of those things were playing in my mind.

Life gets mighty precious when there's less of it to waste.

Solar power is the last energy resource that isn't owned yet - nobody taxes the sun yet.

It's incredible to see labor unions and environmentalists getting together to stop the corporate mentality that destroys both jobs and the environment.

We can live in fear or act out of hope.

It's always enjoyable to listen to a friend's work, but if it doesn't resonate with you, then you can just appreciate it and it inspires you in its own way.

Live a life worth living.

In the fountain of youth, love is the water and enthusiasm is the power.

Okay, boys.” Pestilence's grating voice rang out. “Kill the human and the mutt, and let's get this Apocalypse started!

Superfast beings shouldn't piss off the comics geek-girl.

Don’t give Satan a foothold, but discipline yourself to stay close to God. He alone is your security.

To learn etiquette, is actually learning how to see others, and respect them.

I cannot give up chasing after happiness simply because there might be pain down the road.

Labour as long liu'd, pray as even dying. [Labor as long-lived, pray as ever dying.]

There are multiple sides to all of us. Who we are - and who we might be if we follow our dreams

I love to improvise when it's appropriate and encouraged by a producer.