The function of the child is to live his own life - not the life that his anxious parents think he should live.

Free children are not easily influenced; the absence of fear accounts for this phenomenon. Indeed, the absence of fear is the finest thing that can happen to a child.

The difficult child is the child who is unhappy. He is at war with himself; and in consequence, he is at war with the world.

When my first wife & I began the school, we had one main idea: to make the school fit the child - instead of making the child fit the school.

Love and hate are not opposites. The opposite of love is indifference.

There is never a problem child; there is only a problem parent

I answered that one learns to live, not by hearing of other lives, but by living; for words are infinitely less important than acts.

Take from others what you want, but never be a disciple of anyone.

I never once went to a prostitute, maybe because so many enthusiastic amateurs were around.

It starts with a crush, it then may turn into love, and hopefully will end up as soulmates.

The speed at which progress rolls is not determined by the number of people who started pushing it, but by the number of people who are passionate to hold on doing so.

The only reason we don’t have what we want in life is the reasons we create why we can’t have them.

More I get to know people, the more I tend to end up odd.

I don't need a sensationalized headline to sell music or to bring attention to my music. It's the music and it's always been about the music.

If Paul McCartney tells me that so-and-so song is his favorite song, what do I care? What do I care what anybody else says?

Most of my friends love going out, but I have to get a lot of sleep. If I don't, it shows up on my skin and under my eyes.

I don't really like thanksgiving food, i'm not worried about overeating.

I've resigned myself to the fact that the world needs clowns, too, and I was born to be one of them. And it is an important role in our society to play. I try to embrace the silliness of it.

If you're lucky enough to find a weird - never let them go.

I think so many times we feel like we're lacking something in our lives and we try to fill it with the wrong things. Sometimes it's drugs, sometimes it's a relationship you shouldn't be in.