Work is life, you know, and without it, there's nothing but fear and insecurity.

They hit you at school, they hate you if your clever, and they despise a fool.

You're born in pain and pain is what we're in most of the time. And I think that the bigger the pain, the more gods we need.

It looks like I'm going to be 40 and life begins at 40 -​ so they promise. And I believe it, too.

There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open-hearted vision of people who embrace life.

Will the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands? And the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewelry.

Rituals are important.