You’re just a figment of my imagination. A fantasy?”“Yes.” He didn’t dare move.“Then why are you still wearing clothes?

Are not our lives too short for that full utterance which through all our stammerings is of course our only and abiding intention?

If it must be done, it's best done bravely.

When I was still a rather precocious young man, I already realized most vividly the futility of the hopes and aspirations that most men pursue throughout their lives.

Much as I loved doing 'The Big Breakfast,' it almost became automatic. I need something to keep my brain ticking over, something that I have to concentrate on.

What is so refreshing playing with Neil Finn and all his friends is these people think exactly the same - regular people doing their thing and separating the music from the business.

I'm very scared of water. When you don't see the water... I imagine monsters - stupid things.

Nobody with a victim mentality will get anywhere. Ever. They will never succeed.

Now some folks say that we should be glad for what we have. Tell me, would you be happy in Village Ghetto Land?

Satisfaction linked with dishonor or with harm to others is a prison for the seeker.