I see the strongest and the smartest men who have ever lived... and these men are pumping gas and waiting tables.

Our generation has had no Great Depression, no Great War. Our war is spiritual. Our depression is our lives.

The one you love and the one who loves you are never, ever the same person.

We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.

Worker bees can leave. Even drones can fly away. The Queen is their slave.

Did perpetual happiness in the Garden of Eden maybe get so boring that eating the apple was justified?

You know, the condom is the glass slipper of our generation. You slip it on when you meet a stranger. You dance all night, then you throw it away.

If you love something set it free, but don't be surprised if it comes back with herpes.

Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known.

The trick to forgetting the big picture is to look at everything close-up.

It's so hard to forget pain, but it's even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace.

I choose my reality. My vision and actions create my life. I am an amazing reality creator.

My childhood was a drag show!

You can hear a hundred nice words about yourself, and you'll only remember the one bad one.

I'm always searching for a signature sound and melody that resonates with the film and audience and becomes integral to the film, game, or show.

I've liked the Yankees since I was a kid. I grew up in Canada so I kind of identified with New York sports teams.

False notes can be forgiven, false music cannot.

Songs are life in 80 words or less.

Our role models today 60 years ago would have been examples of what not to be

Every time before a collection, I say, "I don't want it to come out. I want to cancel it. It's not good. I haven't achieved anything."

Those who are religious or who have any beliefs have so much to choose from.