These are not necessarily our agendas, but we feel a part of what a performer is, and what a performer has to say is more than just words and music.

There's a real rebirth in the artistic community to stand up for what you believe in.

Very few people say no to the ­Grammys.

I'm a child of the '60s, so I love the fact that we are returning to a time when artists are standing up.

Once you begin to acknowledge random acts of kindness - both the ones you have received and the ones you have given - you can no longer believe that what you do does not matter.

Scott Walker has provided some really excellent leadership in Wisconsin.

The game has such a hold on golfers because they compete not only against an opponent, but also against the course, against par, and most surely- against themselves.

I believe an artist is the last person in the world who can afford to be affected.

The American colonies, all know, were greatly opposed to taxation without representation. They were also, a less celebrated quality, equally opposed to taxation with representation.

You cannot judge a book by its contents.

There was something not quite right about her eagerness, an eerie kind of voyeurism in her need for bad news.

Prayer is not a preparation for work, it IS work. Prayer is not a preparation for the battle, it IS the battle. Prayer is two-fold: definite asking and definite waiting to receive.

When life hands you a lemon, squeeze it and make lemonade.

All writing is in fact cut-ups. A collage of words read heard overheard. What else?