This is the culture you're raising your kids in. Don't be surprised if it blows up in your face.

People tend to associate anyone who looks and behaves differently with illegal or immoral activity.

Marilyn Manson is a criticism of gimmickry, while being itself a gimmick.

Don't ever empty the bucket of mystery. Never let people define what you do. It's not about zigging when you should zag. It's not about doing something unprecedented and unpredictable. It's just about never being a word, or something that is not in the process of transformation...

My feelings are, if you're gonna lead a rock n' roll lifestyle, don't let it affect your work. I know I can stay up all night and still come in the next day and write a song, and nothing will stop me from doing it. I expect the same from everyone else.

Stop praying. Start thinking.

I've always believed that a person is smart. It's people that are stupid.