Oh, I'm not a percussionist, I just like to hit things.

A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion, but doesn't.

Don't plant your bad days. They grow into weeks. The weeks grow into months. Before you know it, you got yourself a bad year. Take it from me - choke those little bad days. Choke 'em down to nothing.

We are buried beneath the weight of information, which is being confused with knowledge; quantity is being confused with abundance and wealth with happiness. We are monkeys with money and guns.

I'd rather have a free bottle in front of me than a prefrontal lobotomy.

when your down on your luck and you've lost all your dreams theres nothing like a campfire and a can of beans

I like beautiful melodies telling me terrible things.

The folks who know the truth aren't talking.... The ones who don't have a clue, you can't shut them up!

You have to keep busy. After all, no dog's ever pissed on a moving car.

When I was younger, I wanted to be older. Now I am older, I am not quite so sure.

Most people don't care if you're telling them the truth or if you're telling them a lie, as long as they're entertained by it.

Never see yourself as being superior to others

The worst pain in the world goes beyond the physical. Even further beyond any other emotional pain one can feel. It is the betrayal of a friend.

Jesus never pussyfooted

Shakespeare; the only man I'd ever love.

I've got news for Mr. Santayana: we're doomed to repeat the past no matter what. That's what it is to be alive.

Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.

He who tenders doubtful safety to those in trouble refuses it.

Inner resources are like natural resources; they both dry up eventually when the demands on them are heavy.

Sometimes, we just don't know enough about what we are trying to achieve.

When the Soviet Union was dissolved, most of us didn't even have the feeling that the country was falling apart. We thought we would continue with our lives as in the past, but as good neighbors.