You've got yoga, I've got beer. You got overpriced, I got weird.

The whole world loves American movies, blue jeans, jazz and rock and roll. It is probably a better way to get to know our country than by what politicians or airline commercials represent.

You should never argue with a crazy mind, you ought to know my now.

And the only people I fear are those who never have doubts... Save us all from arrogant men, and all the causes they're for.

When I see an entire community disenfranchised, it disturbs me. Not that I'm a message guy, per se. I write about people. I like to write about human beings, not crap political rhetoric. I've tried to avoid that all my life. When I wrote about soldiers in Vietnam, I wasn't trying to make a political statement. I was trying to write about how screwed things were for soldiers, and how they still are.

I was listening to stuff and I realized that I've had a lot of different lives. You know the theory [that says] every seven years, you have a different life? I think that's true.

Take risks. Take chances. Don't be afraid. You gotta go into life brave.