I grew up on the back of a motorcycle - my dad didn't have a car until I was a teenager.

Marriage isn't a carnival ride.

I don't believe in superheroes but I love Batman movies. There's a part of every person that is entertained by the idealistic, the fantastic.

On general principle, I boycott shows that don't employ actors.

Nothing really worth having is easy to get. The hard-fought battles, the goals won with sacrifice, are the ones that matter.

Wounds turn into scars and scars make you tough.

Karaoke is the great equalizer.

You can only really learn from failure ... To win, you need to fail, and fail hard.

My parents were vegetarians. I'd show up at school, this giant black kid, with none of the cool clothes and a tofu sandwich and celery sticks.

Pop culture is great, but it can be bad, at times.

I don't want to be pandered to, so I try not to pander.

Happiness is not a destination but a choice.

The selfless giving, the service, the kindness which you give out into this world that is the currency of (the) meaning (of life).

I was really active as a kid. I was outdoors constantly.

One who is at peace can draw good from everything.

We want to change the way we help unemployed people find jobs. We want to be faster and more goal oriented.

Why do some people fall out of activity . . . for the same reason that they fall out of bed . . . they are not far enough in it.

Leaving New Orleans also frightened me considerably. Outside of the city limits the heart of darkness, the true wasteland begins.

There is nothing so great or so goodly in creation, but that it is a mean symbol of the gospel of Christ, and of the things He has prepared for them that love Him.

We know all their gods; they ignore ours. What they call our sins are our gods, and what they call their gods, we name otherwise.

Japan has really great fans for all kinds of music. I think they're keeping metal alive. They're really great supporters, and they really love music. I think it's a total outlet for them.