The public library system of the United States is worth preserving.

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.

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

One who is not afraid to die lives, and one who is afraid to live dies.

The one who has suffered has the right to decide the course of action....Punishment or Let Go is purely the call of the sufferer.

One does not have the right to criticize until he can do the same work without being criticized

The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction.

The real thing you do is you ask a lot of questions.

Listening is the key to everything good in music.

If it means something, take it to heart. If it means nothing, it's nothing. Let it go.

Our responsibility as Christians makes us tremble.

My acting career helped pull me through the rough times.