I contend that most emotional distress is best understood as a rational response to sick societies.

Do your own thing on your own terms and get what you came here for.

why are trying so hard to fit in, when you're born to stand out

Music is my higher power

I would guess that the typical profile of a 'follower' is someone who is young and who feels marginalised, empty and pointless. They don't have an inner life.

Never fear the golding of a sunset. It means more than just the closing of another day. But marks the brightness of a new dawn.

Backing down can become a way of life.

Friend, you're HOPELESSLY hooked!

Do your own thing on your own terms and get what you came here for

By far the most significant consequence of "selfish capitalism" (Thatch/Blatcherism) has been a startling increase in the incidence of mental illness in both children and adults since the 1970s.

Be joyful in tribulations.

Whereas goodness makes greatness teachable, greatness makes goodness touchable.

When you're there, it's not good enough to be there.

I believe if we have something that we love to do, that can save our lives. That can get us through.

Make jokes. No stress. Love. Live Life. Proceed. Progress.

In choosing joy, the finish line dissolves into a different matter altogether.

Zingers should glow with intelligence as well as drip with contempt.

Years from now, when cinephiles are asked to name the movies' golden age, they'll say it was when Cate Blanchett was in them.

It has been said that the reason we establish relationships is to assure ourselves of a witness to our lives.

Hopefully kids will look at me and see that your dreams can come true.