To my undying shame, I do read reviews. I don't read them all, but I like to get some kind of idea how things are going.

I want to write songs that are so sad, the kind of sad where you take someone's little finger and break it in three places.

Love is a state that I would like to exist in continuously.

An artist's duty is rather to stay open-minded and in a state where he can receive information and inspiration. You always have to be ready for that little artistic Epiphany.

I can control the weather with my moods. I just can’t control my moods.

Kylie Minogue is the greatest thing that has happened to Australian music.

It's a wonderful life if you can find it.

He who seeks, finds, and who knocks, will be let in.

All of our days are numbered. We cannot afford to be idle. To act on a bad idea is better than to not act at all, because the worth of an idea never becomes apparent until you do it.

But if you're gonna dine with them cannibals Sooner or later, darling, you're gonna get eaten . . .

The artistic process seems to be mythologized quite a lot into something far greater than it actually is. It is just hard labor.

Complete masculinity and stupidity are often indistinguishable.

I think that all things are spirit and are derived from spirit. When you look at life from that perspective, it takes on a whole new meaning.

Take care of your customers, and you will have a successful business. Don't, and you won't. The airlines need to figure this out - soon.

I get up, get coffee, and go into my home office. I check email and Twitter before I start work, but I have to try not to get too distracted.

To fight against pride, it is wise to surround ourselves with those who know us and love us enough to speak into our lives with words of correction and rebuke.

I like photographers - you don't ask questions. (To a gathering of the White House News Photographers Association)

My mother had a lot of parties when I was a child. There'd always be a moment when she would place me on the upright piano and have me sing Somewhere Over the Rainbow.

Wives should be kissed - not heard.

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

They motivate us to play, be affectionate, seek adventure and be loyal.