Creativity is the defeat of habit by imposing originality and change.

You don't get creative by staying in the same place.

Unless you are prepared to give up something valuable you will never be able to truly change at all, because you'll be forever in the control of things you can't give up.

Death comes to us all

Knowing trees, I came to realize, understand and appreciate the act of patience.

I couldn't remember anyone hugging me like that before.

Drink! for you know not whence you came nor why: Drink! for you know not why you go nor where.

I don't really read what people write about me. Someone gives my novel one star; are they a troll? Are they someone who hates my politics and so has decided to do that?

I'm trying to be careful as much as I can eating this American food. Burgers are heavy. So, I'm trying to minimize that as much as I can.

If the truth were self-evident, eloquence would be unnecessary.

If everyone can make music. Make better music.

I know how to make other women look beautiful: from hair to makeup to wardrobe. So, I feel that I have a gift with imaging, and that's kind of fundamental to the music video process.

The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind