Our modern society - especially in the West, and especially now - reveres youth.
I tried being reasonable, I didn't like it.
Self-respect leads to self-discipline.
Just trust your instincts. There's an old saying in golf, you've studied the swing many times, and you practice and practice, but when you stand over the ball, you just have to trust your swing. And you trust it. And if you don't trust it, you'll ruin it; your brain will take over.
I haven't been very active in politics.
When I look back on my life, I don't have regrets about what I didn't do. If I'd become a musician, it could have ruined my life.