To me, the real 'state of the union' is found in how Americans react to current events.

My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.

Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.

No such thing as spare time, no such thing as free time, no such thing as down time. All you got is life time. Go.

I am an optimist because I want to change things for the better and I know that blood has to be spilled and disharmony and cruelty are necessary to do that.

I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds

It's sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew.

I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.

Strength is the product of struggle, you must do what others don't to achieve what others won't.

There’s one thing about Black Sabbath which should not be understated: If Black Sabbath is missing any one of its members it’s no longer Black Sabbath.

We all learn lessons in life. Some stick, some don't. I have always learned more from rejection and failure than from acceptance and success.

Gratitude goes beyond a delight for a gift

Patton was living in the Dark Ages. Soldiers were peasants to him. I didn't like that attitude.

My songs were always about the tone of voice rather than the words.

I really am guilty, of many somethings, all of them lethal and very enjoyable and technically not quite legal.

If there is a nuclear tactic being used here, I submit it is the use of that obstruction where a willful minority blocks a bipartisan majority from voting on the President's judicial nominees.

Sometimes I feel the music is the only medicine.

Somewhere along the line I'd lost the will not to eat.

The historical orthodox Christian faith is extremely wide and diverse.

I like to be home with my son, kickin' it and watching ESPN, a very normal life. I like to take him to school every day, watch his games.

You have a whole life in the outdoors, you realize you have a sense of responsibility to protect these wild places.