I'd never had money growing up, and it's never been that important to me, except maybe to take our kids on a nice vacation or something like that.
I associate times with certain music. It still is that for me. It's telling the story of our lives.
I choose to live, not just exist.
Every breath I take becomes deeper, and I become more confident of myself without my crutches. The lies I've filled my body and soul with aren't needed anymore. They're not welcome. I choose to live, not just exist.
One time we saw some hookers but when we got closer we realized it was Motley Crue.
Nothing can duplicate the sheer power and feeling you get from standing in front of your amp and bashing on your guitar.
People always complain about something. If you face yourself and stand up strong, you're OK. You can't go wrong.
Giving the kids a programming environment of any sort, whether it's a tool like Squeak or Scratch or Logo to write programs in a childish way - and I mean that in the most generous sense of the word, that is, playing with and building things - is one of the best ways to learn.
This is such a cynical world. The way the world is, there's so much going on and so much stress in the world and so much darkness and craziness and imbalance.
The only real progress lies in learning to be wrong all alone.
After a while I thought it didn't make any sense to use a pick. It's kind of like typing with one finger on each hand instead of using all your fingers.