I don't feel any pressure from fans. But I'm always in some kind of state of emotional turmoil. I would not describe myself as happy-go-lucky. That's not to say that I'm not happy.

I was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called Mother and Child Reunion. It's chicken and eggs. And I said, I gotta use that one.

The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence.

Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.

If you can get humor and seriousness at the same time, you've created a special little thing, and that's what I'm looking for, because if you get pompous, you lose everything.

Sail on silver girl Sail on by Your time has come to shine All your dreams are on their way See how they shine Oh, if you need a friend I'm sailing right behind.

Believing I had supernatural powers, I slammed into a brick wall.

I've got nothing to do today but smile.

Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die.

Someone told me it's all happening at the zoo.

It's actually very difficult to make something both simple and good.

Happiness is a choice and a state of mind.

Happiness compresses time, makes it dense and bright, pocketsized.

I have no more idea now of who I am than I did before. But at least I know that. And I'm starting to figure out who I want to be.

Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius.

The ship of Democracy, which has weathered all storms, may sink through the mutiny of those aboard.

I may not be perfect but I am perfect enough to be a very good rendition of me.

When people ask me that, I say I don't want to be remembered. It means I'm no longer around.

Attitudes truly are contagious, and from time to time we need to ask ourselves, 'Is mine worth catching?'

Animals are always goddesses and gods, like the god Anubis. He's the one who's accompanying the souls to the next life, and he's the one who decides if they will be able to cross or not.

You make your life choices understanding that you might and do have to work harder to prove yourself.