We were born of risen apes, not fallen angels, and the apes were armed killers besides. And so what shall we wonder at? Our murders and massacres and missiles, and our irreconcilable regiments?

Standards are not established by your proclamations they are established by your routines.

The stories we pretend do not exist, are the stories that will haunt us till the end.

Coffee and smoking are the last great addictions.

[George W.] Bush's presidency was one of the great nightmares of my life to date.

We did something that bands are kind of afraid of, or at least used to be, [which] is the YouTube scene. They don't want the YouTube stigma.

Beneath the hush a whisper from long ago, promising peace of mind and a burden shared. No peace which is not peace for all, no rest until all has been fulfilled.

Boom and bust is a term that applied to the Conservative years and two of the worst recessions in history.

Creativity is a religion. When you get into it, you will find your life becomes more spiritual.

Some people have such a talent for making the best of a bad situation that they go around creating bad situations so they can make the best of them.

The foundations and the intent of the Affordable Care Act are laudable. The way it's being implemented is a disaster.