The Internet, the camera cellphone and the like have not only sped up the world's information uptake, but they have cheapened that which they capture.

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.

Struggles not only make us into stronger, better and wiser people, they also let us learn more about ourselves and our purpose in life.

When I'm with my friends I'm funny, but I don't feel like I'm a funny clown.

I'm convinced many of America's heroes are public school teachers and administrators. Many of these people do what they do because of their faith.

Here's to woman! Would that we could fold into her arms without falling into her hands.

Nature is a source of strength.

When we’re courageous enough to be with what scares us, we can awaken our intuition and create a new path for healing.

Life isn't, and has never been, a 2-0 home victory after a fish and chip lunch.

Nothing can be believed unless it is first understood; and that for any one to preach to others that which either he has not understood nor they have understood is absurd.

Let us take our bloated nothingness out of the path of the divine circuits.

Being at home with my family always inspires me. I find it hard to be inspired when I'm on the move. I'm not creative when I'm jet-lagged and sleeping in strange hotels.