The truth is overrated.

A rock'n'roll band needs to be able to get under people's skin. You should be able to clear the room at the drop of a hat.

I forever felt that I've fallen right between the crack of way too young for the first generation of classic rock 'n' roll and too old to be brand-new. It's hard.

The ones that love us least, are the ones we'll die to please.

The soul of rock 'n' roll is mistakes, and making mistakes work for you. The people who shy away from mistakes and play it safe have no business playing rock 'n' roll.

Stick with your heart and you'll be fine.

Reading music is like listening to flowers. I don't understand the concept.

Nobody can miss you unless you go away.

It's fun, but the fun is where it always was. I mean, it's still fun to strap on my Les Paul in the basement and turn up the Marshall amp. I'm still 15. I still enjoy that as much as I ever did.

The hack songwriter will write the absolute truth every single word, whether it makes a great song or not.

I'm beyond caring what anyone expects of me anymore.

I think Americans are good-hearted, open-minded people and race doesn't enter into this - at all.

Pick the assumptions to pieces till the stuff they are made of is exposed to plain view - this is the cardinal rule for understanding the basis of our beliefs.

I think the Chinese will say the hell with you and pull their money out of the United States. That's the end of our wars.

People are getting cynical about the news. It doesn't seem like there's one place to watch where you get the straight dope. You watch the channel that proves your point.

The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.

You know he's [George W. Bush] there illegally. You know he was not elected either by the popular vote or by the vote in Florida.

There are no short and easy paths to a long and lasting happiness.

For the wise man, every day is a festival.

If we could bottle your luck, we'd have a weapon of mass destruction on our hands.

I've got some gift for languages. You follow your gift. But Latin's not easy.