I hate people who act too cool for school. Just own up to it, dude.

Do what you love. It’s going to lead to where you want to go.

Almost all Iraqis with any previous experience in the intelligence business are Sunni Arab, increasing the risk of penetration of the new intelligence apparatus by the insurgency.

But I think frustration is hilarious. One of my missions is to bring humor into fine art. It's sacred.

I throw dignity out the window, and just become a creature of the moment on the stage. I act like I'd never act in real life.

If they make the deadline because the Shiites and Kurds essentially rammed a draft through over Sunni Arab objections, there will be hell to pay.

The written word is the only anchor we have in life. How extraordinary would it be if we had even three or four paragraphs written honestly about their lives by our ancestors?

It's about communication, no matter how impossibly hard your art is to understand and how much of an ivory tower or high horse you get on, it's still basically communication or why are you doing it?

The only tip I have for an artist is perseverance... Never give up.

It would be really embarrassing to introduce yourself as somebody who makes beauty.

As far as I'm concerned, there is no line between high art and pop art, and there should be no line.

As I stare at it, I can feel little invisible strings, silently tugging me toward it. I have to touch it. I have to wear it. It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.

No one is born with equality. We all come here with varying degrees of opportunities, qualities, strengths, weaknesses, IQ, etc.

Love has no meaning without understanding

There's no substitute for work. There are no shortcuts. There are no secrets.

To be honest, Im not that much of a reader of Korean fiction, since so little is translated.

Fate is what Heaven imparts.

I love seeing what people wear out to dinner in different cities. I know how differently I dress in New York than I do in Los Angeles.

It's everywhere, constant criticism of women's appearance in magazines and online. It's not easy to navigate.

Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.

I write songs so that people can make them into what it means to them as well.