People are all alike in their promises. It is only in their deeds that they differ.
Loss either teaches you to persist in the face of suffering, or hardens you into a bitter cynic. Sometimes, it does a little of both.
No matter how big or soft or warm your bed is, you still have to get out of it.
Through literacy you can begin to see the universe. Through music you can reach anybody. Between the two there is you, unstoppable.
I stopped dropping acid for a while after my daughter was born. It's hard to keep an eye on the kid while you're hallucinating.
I don't want to see old people doing rap or rock and roll. It makes me cringe.
Applause is interesting, but I'm a monster with or without it. Something is either well written or it isn't. 'White Rabbit' is not well written, and no amount of applause or royalties can convince me it is. I could have done a better job with those lyrics. They didn't say what I wanted.
One of the most rebellious things a woman can do is allow people to think she’s mean.
It's not that people like sad movies that make us feel like, "Oh, my god, what a bummer. " We like emotionally moving experiences, where you feel like a slightly different person and you see the world a little different, after you finish. It lets you see your own life, in a different way, and it actually makes you feel really good. And even though there might be sad content making this happen, the feeling that you're left with is one that is quite good, quite hopeful, clarifying and uplifting.
I look like a child - and I love it!
One journalist said that everybody in Russia is miserable. Russia is a terrible place. And I'm going to end up miserable and I'm going to be a drunk and I'm never going to do anything. I don't drink. I've never been drunk in my life. And they talk about Russia like it's the worst place on earth. Russia's great.