I must make a choice every time I speak a sentence in English. I try to choose the happier way of saying things, so that my own words will not weigh me down like stones.

You are only a prisoner when you surrender.

...Coca-Cola and fries, the wafer and wine of the Western religion of commerce.

Confident. Cocky. Lazy. Dead.

Though talent is wonderful, dance is 80% work and 20% talent.

Every time we tell a lie, the thing we fear grows stronger.

A well-aimed spear is worth three.

Never trust people that like to call things by initials, that's my philosophy.

Sleep. To lie down and shut out the noise, the fear, the unceasing misery.

Every man is the hero of his own song.

If the bears don't get you, it's home.

It’s time that Islam should be redefined by the world based upon, the goodness of all the peace-loving Muslims, instead of the theoretical teachings of some books, be it Quran or the Hadith.

People who prefer to believe the worst of others will breed war and religious persecutions while the world lasts.

I mean, wha comfort does pretendin to be a Buddhist or wharrever give him? What's wrong with pretendin to be a Catholic like the rest of us?

I think he's looking for comfort, but I don't have any to give.

I'm writing for the sake of writing music. Whether it gets heard or not isn't an issue for me. It keeps my own juices going and my mind active.

Only with our government are you given a certificate at birth, a license at marriage, and a bill at death.

Habit is altogether too arbitrary a master for me to submit to.

I'd love to do a movie like 'The Machinist.' It's an extreme movie but it takes you to a place that is quite impressive.

My husband said it was him or the cat. I miss him sometimes.