The civilised cultures are the most cruel. It's the same with education - often it breeds sadistic forms of cruelty.

You know, if I can survive marching band, I can survive anything.

My mom. She really encouraged me. That's the trouble with education: Unless you have a really supportive parent, you get left behind.

I really don't care what people say. It's amazing that feminism continues to exist at all, considering how much counter-feminism is out there.

There's a side of me that identifies with Aileen Wuornos.

Love is such a fleeting emotion. It's such a small part of the things you do in your life.

In New York City, when they develop something, they never use the old buildings. It's so wasteful. Why not use what's there?

Public radio is the last oasis of free and independent music. For satellite radio channels, you have to subscribe; commercial stations are as corporate as basic cable.

I will say that art may well be the only thing that lasts, so I guess it's worth trying.

I never know how to get off the phone, so I'm terribly admiring of people who can.

I kind of go for the MGM version of every musical style.

Though we faced many trails, we do not lose hope. We are living by faith.

Any fool can marry, but only the wise live happily ever after.

Your dream is only possible through a clear intention and patience.

If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he's dead, then maybe he was a great man.

I live with some of my best friends from high school, very commune-like, in my house. It's my hippie way of life.

My mother tried to kill me when I was a baby. She denied it. She said she thought the plastic bag would keep me fresh.

What was said about all of us? We're stupid. You'll never work in a town again. How do you look your four children in the eye? You've sold your soul. You know, it went on and on.

The world gets better as soon as people start doing exactly what they're great at.

If you don't have an ethic of conservation, you basically have a license to drive a Hummer through the Amazon.

The prevailing style of management must undergo transformation. A system can not understand itself. The transformation requires a view from outside.