You write what you know, and I know rock and roll.

But to believe that getting stuff is the purpose and aim of life is madness.

It's like she thinks my job is to please her, and that should be my dearest wish, and when I don't please her - I get shut out.

But I think that parents who criticise their children too much are in fact better than parents who praise their children too much.

The best time to start giving your children money is when they will no longer eat it. Basically, when they don't put it in their mouths, they can start putting it in their bank.

We must work toward the elimination of all nuclear weapons, and an end to policies which cause this country to move toward the weaponization of space.

Learn to trust yourself. That's very vital. ... Just stand with yourself. Remember, in his lifetime, Van Gogh sold only two paintings. I personally sold even fewer.

... one should know the value of Life better than to pout any part of it away.

Get your runtcheeks down those stairs, right now

You're literally sized up with measuring tape as a 13- or 14-year-old girl. I wanted to opt out of that experience.

I am interested in power and in the idea of one country exerting power over another. The Soviets took this to an extreme.