The ultimate joke was the idea that capitalism would eat its own feces in order to make money, that would make fun of itself if capitalism thought there was a buck in it.

Our generation has had no Great Depression, no Great War. Our war is spiritual. Our depression is our lives.

The one you love and the one who loves you are never, ever the same person.

We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.

Worker bees can leave. Even drones can fly away. The Queen is their slave.

Did perpetual happiness in the Garden of Eden maybe get so boring that eating the apple was justified?

You know, the condom is the glass slipper of our generation. You slip it on when you meet a stranger. You dance all night, then you throw it away.

If you love something set it free, but don't be surprised if it comes back with herpes.

Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known.

The trick to forgetting the big picture is to look at everything close-up.

It's so hard to forget pain, but it's even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace.

Education helps you to find beauty, but you are responsible to see it.

When an imaginative person gets into mental trouble, the line between seeming and being has a way of disappearing-

Shoot for the moon and if you miss you will still be among the stars.

I love food, and I'm a chronic over-orderer at restaurants.

I'd rather stay here with all the madmen than perish with the sadmen roaming free.

One must not only die daily, but every day we must be born again.

Robert Plant was always my favorite singer-and hes said nice things about me, you know.

When the audience leaves, I'd like them to feel positive when they go.

Not as closely as some of the most ardent fans, but I have some friends who are NASCAR team owners.

Wear your heart on your skin in this life.