There is nothing that I would do ever to break my mother's heart.

Wealth for its own sake is an empty shell. Wealth that includes making other people's lives better will reward you even more than the beautiful mansion you live in.

Fame is important, but to be rich is more important.

I'm in a weird band. We've done very well. The American Dream is alive and well.

It's better to be an octopus than a fish. If an octopus loses a tentacle to a predator, the octopus will survive with seven tentacles left for itself.

Trees acquire strength by growing slowly and flexing with the pressures of nature. Us too.

I'm pissed at a nickel because it isn't a dime.