He said that things could be different in Little Rock, if only the right people could find their voice. I wanted to be on of those people.

I think a friend is someone who helps you change for the better. And whether you see them once a day or once a year, if it's a true friend, it doesn't matter.

Because all the words in the world won't do much good if they're just rattling around in your head.

The wise man in the storm prays God not for safety from danger but for deliverance from fear.

No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does.

Who is to say that 5 men 10 years ago were right whereas 5 men looking the other direction today are wrong.

The first principle of all action is leisure.

I don't ever use my name for anything in terms of getting the music heard.

Losing love is like organ damage. It's like dying. The only difference is, death ends. This? It can go on forever.

Jack Nicholson is fairly gifted. We were at the Sistine Chapel, and everybody went from looking straight up to looking across the room at him.

Convention is like the shell to the chick, a protection till he is strong enough to break it through.

You have to be honest about who you are.

I was always fascinated by diagramming a sentence. Because that is going into a space, going into a world of language.