Every accepted public quote

“Death is like taking an intermission when you can't come back. I like living and being around.”

“The most useful piece of learning for the uses of life is to unlearn what is untrue.”

“Live shows were always religion for us. We never played a show - whether it was in front of 15 people or 15,000 - where it wasn't everything we had that night.”

“Warren Beatty took an interest in my career at one point.”

“The national nonprofit I founded, 'KaBOOM!,' is on a mission to save play for America's children, and has long been championing the cause in high-need communities.”

“Written words can also sing.”

“The only thing worse than a bad review from the Ayatollah Khomeini would be a good review from the Ayatollah Khomeini.”

“People in my family and camp who grew up listening to rap music love 'We Are Young.' I've heard it play at weddings. I've heard it in graduation parties. It's a big idea and big song.”

“I never wanted to be a performer. I suppose I was precocious, really.”

“Preventing liquidation of an unbalanced market will leave you in tears.”

“You can't win the Kentucky Derby unless you're on a thoroughbred.”

“I'm floating between multiple media. I really wish you could buy the hardcover book and it would come with the digital download and audible version. I spend stupid amounts of money because I...”

“Love- the infatuation kind- 'he's so handsome, she's so beautiful'- that can shrivel. As soon as something goes wrong, that kind of love can fly out the window.”

“With my films, I'm targeting the urban multiplexes, the sophisticated media-savvy young crowd.”

“Network's rating dependent. A show might not stick. A lot's timing. Like, my Bradley Cooper in 'Kitchen Confidential' didn't always work. Cable supports young shows. TV Land, which you can f...”

“My mother and father come from that post-Depression, middle-of-World-War -I kind of thinking that says, 'Find a practical job. You know what I mean, Mr. Big Shot? So, you can sing a song ......”

“Anything that stimulates the public's imagination about the nobility and the importance of space exploration is something that I'm very excited to be a part of.”

“From success you get a lot of things, but not that great inside thing that love brings you.”

“All my kids were raised on computers: They were home-schooled on the Internet, so they're pretty good at that stuff. And I'm proud of them, but I don't really keep up with it.”

“I love a long, deep-tissue massage where they really get in there and remove the knots!”

“In many ways, my attachment to human freedom was completely compatible with my right to live freely as a homosexual.”

“I just want to keep people entertained.”

“My grandparents live in Cley, and my dad now has the windmill which is a guest house. So I've spent much time up there, but a lot of it was at school as well, and my dad was sent abroad so o...”

“Time is information we don't have. Time is our ignorance.”

“I was just a folk singer. I cut my teeth on the streets, you know.”

“It's really easy, once somebody passes away, for the tales about them to become taller, the good ones and the bad ones.”

“The fundamental weakness in the Tea Party machine is the stark difference between what the leaders of the Tea Party elite - plutocrats like the Koch Brothers -want and what the average grass...”

“George Lucas doesn't have the most physical stamina. He was so unhappy making Star Wars that he just vowed he'd never do it again.”

“I like Louis Vuitton accessories, but I'd never wear their clothes. No offense, it's just not my steeze.”

“Clearly, high energy prices will have a large negative effect on the California economy and could possibly drag the rest of the nation into a recession.”

“I love Krishna Vamsi very much as a director, and after working with him, I also started to like him personally.”

“I reckon I'd be probably, like, in the gutter somewhere if I didn't have music.”

“I'm still driving a Prius, yeah.”

“I want to be in a more natural state while doing acting.”

“But life is long. And it is the long run that balances the short flare of interest and passion.”

“It is vitally important that we implement immigration reform. We need a bill that strengthens our borders and protects this nation, but that also makes it simpler for good people to become A...”

“I was fortunate to have people like Althea Gibson come and speak to me, also Leslie Allen and Arthur Ashe. So I feel obligated, part of my duty, to continue to pass on the knowledge I've lea...”

“Just like happiness is a conscious choice, sufferings is also an unconscious choice. Our intention is to eliminate that unconscious choice from the society.”

“In light of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, critics are arguing that abuses of Iraqi prisoners are being produced by a climate of disregard for the laws of war.”

“I've always felt very insecure being around in-laws, even my siblings - like the guy who made a bad decision, or the guy who would never just fess up that I'm not good enough to make it, or...”

“Pence is the very personification of the career politician. With the exception of a few years doing talk radio and television shows, he has done nothing but run for office, winning all but t...”

“I have the utmost respect and 'aloha' for black people - who have already suffered so much due to racial discrimination and acts of hatred.”

“Everyone knows deep in their hearts that the drums are the coolest instrument, and that a band is only as good as its drummer. So I'm all for drum solos. I'm all for drummers hamming it up....”

“I'm not ok - you're not ok, and that's ok.”

“Being a screenwriter is not enough for a full creative life.”

“I have never criticised the Thai government. I was only invited there to share my experiences of being a young man who took part in the umbrella movement. And this led to me being detained a...”

“I have travelled all over the world and one thing that amazes me is that I can communicate with people. My story may be different but emotionally we are all the same.”

“I use the aid of technology while running through songs. Visual tuners and feeling the vibrations through the floor to keep time.”