A lot of people say there is no happiness in this life, and certainly there's no permanent happiness. But self-sufficiency creates happiness. Happiness is a state of bliss. Just because you're satisfied one moment - saying yes, it's a good meal, makes me happy - well, that's not going to necessarily be true the next hour. Life has its ups and downs, and time has to be your partner. Time is your soul mate. Children are happy. But they haven't really experienced ups and downs yet. I'm not exactly sure what happiness even means. I don't know if I personally could define it.

Once you think you know the song, then you have go and see how other people have done it.

How many years can some people exist before they're allowed to be free.

Opportunities may come along for you to convert something - something that exists into something that didn't yet. That might be the beginning of it.

Romance never does go out of fashion. It's radical. But it's out of step with the current media culture.

We all like motorcycles to some degree.

Mama's in the factory, she ain't got no shoes. Daddy's in the alley, he's looking for food.