Convictions, in the end, they can be dangerous, but a world without them is just kind of an awful kind of gray, amorphous mass.

Feelings are much stronger than thoughts. We are all led by instinct, and our intellect catches up later

Rock 'n' roll is ridiculous. It's absurd. In the past, U2 was trying to duck that. Now we're wrapping our arms around it and giving it a great big kiss.

My understanding of the Scriptures has been made simple by the person of Christ.

There's a point where you find yourself tiptoeing as an artist, and then you know that you're in the wrong place.

I love America and I hate it. I'm torn between the two. I have two conflicting visions of America. One is a kind of dream landscape and the other is a kind of black comedy.

The French are so into themselves that they don't even notice you.