When you do something bad and you know you can do it, only you know you can do it. And do it while it's hot, man.

When we went to war at the Falklands, Buck Kernan had to shake each man's hand as we boarded a boat for war.

Pro Publica distorts the relationship between organizations and their consultants.

As a viewer I came of age during a time when cast members were prone to fistfights. So I may be carrying a little of that kind of image in my head.

For each show, we do maybe 15 versions before it goes on air. So I know every show microscopically.

The Clash, in particular, transcends any category.

My dad is a little Scottish guy with tattoos all over his arms.

In the British military system, there is a very strict chain of command. Americans just want to win, and the correct strategy may be to speak directly to the men.

I was a section commander in the parachute regiment [in the British army].

I'm consciously working very hard at not eating.

I think there's a core of real anger or misery inside every true stand-up comic.

And like the sun, I will always rise.

Change happens a lot more than you acknowledge...

On every level, despite differences in personalities and jobs, every single human being needs recognition and support.

Being in a group is a way to actually to speak up, and define yourself in the comfort, and the complexity of the group.

What is common to our societies is the development into a managed mass society, with big bureaucracy, managing people. The Russians do it by force. We do it by persuasion.

The secret of great style is to feel good in what you wear

Writing at least is a silent meditation even though you’re going a hundred miles an hour.

I just hate to be in one corner. I hate to be put as only a guitar player, or either only as a songwriter, or only as a tap dancer. I like to move around.

A woman's beauty is one of her great missions.

Women will have all the power one day anyway. It's just a matter of time.