There's never a reason to trust someone. If there's a reason, then it's not trust.

What is the secret of life?’ I asked.‘I forget, ’ said Sandra.‘Protein, ’ the bartender declared. ‘They found something out about protein.‘‘Yeah, ’ said Sandra, ‘that’s it.

There's really no honor in proving that you can carry the entire load on your own shoulders. Andit's lonely.

If life is not a continuum, from conception to natural death, then all of us are potential victims if we fall out of favor with a ruling elite.

After all, it was never Darnay he quoted, only Sydney, drunk and wrecked and dissipated. Sydney, who died for love.

I would lie in bed, and I was nine years old, and say to myself: 'I want to be the richest man in the world.' I've come a long way from there.

Our podium is the music. It's really important that we stay focused, because things become misconstrued in the media.

Sometimes with success comes some crazy that goes along with it.

I would like Obama to be tougher on going up against the Republicans, I don't think he should try to be so moderate.

Though I love the luxury of the Waldorf Towers, room service there doesn't do soul food.

I try to be patient. I feel like the point of art is to go down within yourself and to pop up into other people. If you're lucky, all of a sudden you're like, "whoop!" You're in other people.