To misuse one's talent, to be cavalier about it, to set it aside because of fear or sloth is unpardonable.

Age is a clever thief. It takes a little from you each day, so you're not aware of your loss until it'd irreversible.

The system shaves the dice on the side of those with money and power, and anyone who believes otherwise deserves anything that happens to him.

I feel blessed in the knowledge that I probably belong to the last generation that will remember what we call "traditional America."

The only thing an artist has to remember is to never lose faith in his vision.

Neither our own passing nor the passing of an era is a tragedy, no matter how much we would like to think it is.

Don't ever quit. Never quit. Never show anybody you're hurt. Grin and walk through the cannon smoke. It will drive them up the wall. You always stay true to your own principles. You always believe in your gift. God doesn't make mistakes when he presents someone with a gift like that. It's there for a reason. Tell the naysayers, those who reject you, to drop dead! Who cares?