The Eskimos live among ice all their lives but have no single word for ice.

The idea is to die young as late as possible.

The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us.

The Good Book - one of the most remarkable euphemisms ever coined.

The only measure of what you believe is what you do. If you want to know what people believe, don't read what they write, don't ask what they believe, just observe what they do.

The idea of "race" represents one of the most dangerous myths of our time.

The family unit is the institution for the systematic production of mental illness.

The loving touch, like music, often utters the things that cannot be spoken.

Intellect without humanity is not good enough...what the world is suffering from at the present time is not so much an overabundance of intellect as an insufficiency of humanity.

By virtue of being born to humanity, every human being has a right to the development and fulfillment of his potentialities as a human being.

The ability to play is one of the principal criteria of mental health.

I'm not looking for a happy ending. I'm looking for a new beginning.

God gave us our memories so that we might have roses in December.

If it wasn't for the fun and money, I really don't know why I'd bother.

Musicians ultimately are who they are, they aren't actors, so as a clipmaker you have a responsibility to protect them.

It's not enough to be sick and tired of something. You've got to be sick and tired of being sick and tired.

Megadeth is a legend, and I'm not gonna cheapen it like some of these bands that keep going long after they should.

... freedom is a conquest, always partial, always precarious, always challenged. ... the freest person is the one with the most hope.

I write to understand my circumstances, to sort out the confusion of reality, to exorcise my demons. But most of all, I write because I love it!

God will never allow any action against you that is not in accord with His will for you. And His will is always directed to our good.

Every relationship is messed up. What makes it really perfect is if you still want to be there when things suck.