There are people who've prepared their whole lives for real heavy success and bask in it. They're so good at it and they obviously love it. I'm just happy to be making a record.

The stronger person is not the one making the most noise but the one who can quietly direct the conversation toward defining and solving problems.

Cognitive therapy seeks to alleviate psychological stresses by correcting faulty conceptions and self-signals. By correcting erroneous beliefs we can lower excessive reactions.

You know, we all have our inner demons. I, for one - I can't speak for you, but I'm on the verge of moral collapse at any time. It can happen by the end of the show.

Basic human contact - the meeting of eyes, the exchanging of words - is to the psyche what oxygen is to the brain. If you're feeling abandoned by the world, interact with anyone you can.

What we don't have a right to is healthcare, housing, or handouts. We don't have those rights.

Given the eclectic and constantly shifting nature of my metaphysical inclinations, I will probably never feel certain exactly what an angel is.

Let the desert wind cool your aching head. Let the weight of the world - drift away instead

At times in my life, I have been utterly lonely. At other times, I've had disgusting infectious diseases. Try admitting these things in our culture.

A girl is Innocence playing in the mud, Beauty standing on its head, and Motherhood dragging a doll by the foot.

I'm not a great programmer; I'm just a good programmer with great habits.

Journalistic information and presentation actually discourage action... we think we know, and because we think we know, we think we care. But it stops there.

The best kind of performance review is no performance review

Faith is the courage to live your life as if everything that happens does so for your highest good and learning. Like it or not.

We fear monsters because we fear the dark parts of ourselves.

I realized that I really enjoy writing comedy, and how important comedy is when you feel like total crap.

All revolutions in history have obstacles.

When you have 400 people watching you making a movie, it doesn't go where you want it to go. It's a lot of pressure.

It's one of the oldest theatrical adages: never work with children or animals.

I will absolutely say that Johnny Ramone was a huge influence on me. I'm a giant Ramones fan.

After each perceived security crisis ended, the United States has remorsefully realized that the abrogation of civil liberties was unnecessary.