Love is such a fleeting emotion. It's such a small part of the things you do in your life.

You know, if I can survive marching band, I can survive anything.

My mom. She really encouraged me. That's the trouble with education: Unless you have a really supportive parent, you get left behind.

I really don't care what people say. It's amazing that feminism continues to exist at all, considering how much counter-feminism is out there.

There's a side of me that identifies with Aileen Wuornos.

In New York City, when they develop something, they never use the old buildings. It's so wasteful. Why not use what's there?

Public radio is the last oasis of free and independent music. For satellite radio channels, you have to subscribe; commercial stations are as corporate as basic cable.

I will say that art may well be the only thing that lasts, so I guess it's worth trying.

I never know how to get off the phone, so I'm terribly admiring of people who can.

I kind of go for the MGM version of every musical style.

The civilised cultures are the most cruel. It's the same with education - often it breeds sadistic forms of cruelty.

Story is metaphor for life and life is lived in time.

It is not hard to feel like an outsider. I think we have all felt like that at one time or another.

Coaching is helping people discover what they could not discover on their own, so they can become what they want to become.

For whatever a man has, is in reality only a gift.

I started reading when I was about three, a little over three.

I’m a Bad Test Taker…you mean you’re stupid?

A dead cow or sheep lying in a pasture is recognized as carrion. The same sort of a carcass dressed and hung up in a butcher's stall passes as food.

In money matters no relationship counts; money hardens all hearts.

I haven't even thought about a world record. I just want to go out there and have fun. I think when you focus too much on the numbers, you don't see anything that's out there.

The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men.