Nothing changes, until you change. Everything changes, once you change

I love to sit on a mountain top and gaze. I don't think of anything but the people I care about and the view.

I am a complete mother's boy. I try to do everything with honour, respect and grace because the last thing I would want to do is hurt her.

Dad was a hypocrite. He could talk about peace and love to the world but he could never show it to his wife and son.

I had always thought of starting my own record company. I haven't regretted the decision - yet!

Anyone must remember that dad left when I was 3 years old. Mom and I lived out of the limelight. We lived a totally different life.

I've found constancy and balance between creativity and normality.

As much as I love music, in my mind, photography is what makes me the happiest - that's for sure.

I've been a philanthropist for all my life, and... I've had many involvements in humanitarian and environmental issues.

I find it upsetting to see the erosion of manners. It's very scary. Where are the 'pleases' and 'thank yous?'

I think everyone has the potential to be creative but they have to find the avenue or avenues that work for them.

I always assumed everybody shared my love for overcast skies. It came as a shock to find out that some people prefer sunshine.

For how many generations now had his people been turning their backs on things? How long had they sat in their living rooms and watched other people die?

Communications without intelligence is noise. Intelligence without communications is irrelevant.

Larry Flynt, running for governor of California. His goal - change our state bird to the spread eagle.

I can see that you [Bruce Cole] are a true historian because you really always ought to ask that question about anybody at a different place or a different time: What's the same and what's different?

There is a fine art to making enemies and it requires diligent cultivation. It's not as easy as it looks.

Art is too long, and life is too short.

God may have mercy, but we won't.

We really don't have free speech protections. I mean, if it exists, there are rules about it. If it exists, it is regulated in Europe, you know?

A form of art that I like is portraiture. I've been thinking about portraiture, and its relationship to writing and literature, biography and autobiography, and so that will be my next thing.