That is not all I need. I need dogs. A house filled with dogs and a smart, funny, kind, loving girlfriend or wife.

The good thing about working alone is I get a lot done and I can experiment more. The bad thing is I miss out on the gregarious, social way that most musicians work.

One simple word: ugh. Is something still considered a conspiracy if it's played out right under our noses?

My reason for becoming a vegetarian was simple: I loved (and love) animals

I'm envious of people who can sleep as long as they want. I have the circadian rhythm of a farmer.

The good thing about not being drop-dead gorgeous is that as time passes, I don't have much to worry about. I have friends who are actors and every day they look in the mirror with trepidation.

Could you look an animal in the eyes and say to it, 'My appetite is more important than your suffering'?

I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I'll go to it laughing.

Ignorance is the parent of fear.

Dogs have boundless enthusiasm but no sense of shame. I should have a dog as a life coach.

I like noise. It's always puzzled me why one of the goals of contemporary recording is to get rid of noise and to eliminate any element of a performance.

Yet 'Reality' is just whatever illusion we believe in

Maybe Christmas is more than a day to receive. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, is a day to believe.

Psychologists call this habituation, economists call it declining marginal utility, and the rest of us call it marriage.

There is abundant testimony that if we choose love rather than self, we gain immeasurably.

economics limps along with one foot in untested hypotheses and the other in untestable slogans.

The only hope we have is the Internet. We must strive to keep it free.

A book, while it is being written, has an intense life of its own which you share.

Being a father is just wonderful.

Every time we take the floor, we believe we can win.

Rich people constantly learn and grow. Poor people think they already know.