The only jobs kids have are to do well in school, to be charming and polite, and be thankful. That's it. I'll house you, protect you, I'll even give my life for you, and in return, you will behave.

Why is it that most of the folks I know think "personal growth" is caused entirely by those second and third helpings of biscuits and gravy?

I don't know whether you [musician] can be all things to everybody, which is why there are different kinds of music.

What we have is pretty meaningless. It's what we are that counts.

It's hard to see your destination when you're focused on the cracks in the sidewalk.

Television and comic books are, and continue to be, probably the biggest influence in my life. It's the biggest influence on everybody's life.

A good marriage can be ruined by poor communications - and by forgetting to put the lid back down.