The influence of the Crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished.

The camera would miss it all. A magnificent picture is never worth a thousand perfect words. Ansel Adams can be a great artist, but he can never be Shakespeare. His tools are too literal.

The world was getting dangerously crowded with crazy people.

We're all running away. Some of us just don't get very far.

We have the knowledge, resources, and capabilities to make global capitalism work in a more inclusive and socially responsible manner while retaining - indeed enhancing - its economic benefits.

I'm doing what I like, why wouldn't I be happy? So what if it's not perfect, I don't believe in perfection. Maybe happy's as good as it gets.

There is no better indicators of character than the books you have.

What's that old cowboy saying? Never was a horse that couldn't be rode, never was a man who couldn't be throwed.

You cannot drown a fish in the ocean, no matter how deep you sink it.

If you want to be a writer, then write.

Every generation gets a chance to change the world Pity the nation that won't listen to your boys and girls Cos the sweetest melody is the one we haven't heard

So much of learning to be an American is learning not to let your individuality become a nuisance.

It's not true that life is one damn thing after another; it is one damn thing over and over.

Me and Ma have a deal, we're going to try everything one time so we know what we like.

I used to make all my clothes when I was in Southern Death Cult [the first incarnation of The Cult]. I still make things to wear on stage and I am involved with sketching, choosing fabric, cutting.

You play ensemble things that you had no idea you were going to play two minutes before.

she was richer in those dreams than in realities; for things seen pass away, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

I started doing a paper round when I was about 10. I started earning $10 a week and then I was obsessed with earning money until I was about 15.