That's the thing about music. You get to make it mean whatever you need it to mean.

I'm not going to drown in what I can't change.

You know, it's hard work to write a book. I can't tell you how many times I really get going on an idea, then my quill breaks. Or I spill ink all over my writing tunic.

Whoever named Himmel Street certainly had a healthy sense of irony. Not that is was a living hell. It wasn't. But is sure as hell wasn't heaven, either.

Take heed of the Vinegar of sweet Wine, and the Anger of Good-nature.

Just recognize that you are not going to become a comfortable public speaker overnight. It can take a long time.

I always loved smokestack industry, and I love towns or cities that have grown up around factories.

I'd much rather talk to a 30-year old that survived rough times in their lives [practicing Straight Edge] rather than someone that was harmed by a culture of violence.

I'm lucky if I find one movie a year that's worth doing, and when I do find one, it usually only takes 20-30 days to shoot.

But I'm not to be caught with such poor bait! I'm a big fish, I am.

The scholarly authorities on freezing to death seem to be, unsurprisingly, Canadians.

The role of private equity as fiduciaries is certainly to make money.