The sort of man who, throwing a stone upon the ground, would miss.

There is a Persian proverb: 'To test that which has been tested is ignorance.' To try to test something without the means of testing is even worse.

Better to be safe than to be sorry' is a remark of value only when these are the actual alternatives.

Haste is from the Devil.

Any society which enjoins its members to adhere to both of these (politeness and truth) is a fraud.

Three ThingsThree things cannot be retrieved:The arrow once sped from the bowThe word spoken in hasteThe missed opportunity.(Ali the Lion, Caliph of Islam, son-in-law of Mohammed the Prophet),

Definitions from Mulla Do-PiazaFlattery:One of the most promising of businesses: always brisk.

Definitions from Mulla Do-Piaza.Poverty: The result of marriage.

Definitions from Mulla Do-PiazaEmotionalist:A man or woman who thinks he has experienced the divine.

You call me an unbeliever. I shall therefore call you a True Believer since a lie is best met with one of similar magnitude.

Definitions from Mulla Do-PiazaIntellectual: One who knows no craft.

What our parents tell us when we are small seldom goes ignored, no matter how foolish it may be

Confidence is highly erotic.

I experience so many feelings and emotions when I tour. It's the most amazing and also the most lonely thing you can do.

If a murder is committed privately it is considered a crime. But if it happens with the authority of the state, they call it courage.

Sometimes the only way is jumping; hope you’re not afraid of heights.

They don't call me spontaneous and irreverant for nothing.

Everybody wants clean, safe energy. Some people think nuclear is the way to go. Some people think coal is the way to go. Some people think wind is the way to go. And there's always balances on that.

I tell a lot of young performers, 'Go get in trouble. Go commit yourself to something you're not sure you can do.' And I followed my own advice.

If I can get it down on paper without puking all over the word processor, then as far as I'm concerned, it's fit to see the light of day.

My past is very interesting, and I treasure it, but to write about it, it's just not on my radar.