The effect you have on others is the most valuable currency there is.

Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.

I know this sounds strange, but as a kid, I was really shy. Painfully shy. The turning point was freshman year, when I was the biggest geek alive. No one, I mean no one, even talked to me.

My soul is not contained within the limits of my body; my body is contained within the limitlessness of my soul.

I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it's not the answer.

Life opens up opportunities to you, and you either take them or you stay afraid of taking them.

150 people die every year from being hit by falling coconuts. Not to worry, drug makers are developing a vaccine.

Flowers don't worry about how they're going to bloom. They just open up & turn toward the light & that makes them beautiful.

I got a lot of support from my parents. That's the one thing I always appreciated. They didn't tell me I was being stupid; they told me I was being funny.

Ever since I started to get recognition I've picked out certain fans and reverse-stalked them.

Everything you gain in life will rot and fall apart, and all that will be left of you is what was in your heart.

People who insist on telling their dreams are among the terrors of the breakfast table.

Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.

Unfortunately, the boards of art institutions tend to be populated with well-meaning supporters of the arts who often lack any business background or appetite for imposing appropriate discipline.

If I hear one more Republican tell me about balancing the budget, I am going to strangle them.

Dream big, talk big, and turn your faith loose!

A national primary election would electrify the people and give them a larger stake in the outcome.

With people's revolutionary rage, the king will be ousted and a democratic state, Islamic Republic, will be established.

Hard times may test me, they cannot destroy me.

A film should be somewhat personal. I think that whatever you create you have to be true to yourself and create something that feels right to you.

I'm glad that, despite everything, I was able to get work done and finish something. I never finish anything. So just being able to finish record and to make music is a great gift.