Nobility should be elective, not hereditary.
I tend to work well within a deadline. If I know I have to get something in three weeks, I tend to A, enjoy myself a little bit more, and B, really work well.
Maybe love won't let you down. All of your failures are training grounds and just as your back's turned, you'll be surprised. . . as your solitude subsides.
Whenever I have a bunch of tunes written, I always find a kind of uniform that accompanies the songs.
I was born in Las Vegas and my babysitter was a female Elvis Presley impersonator. My first memory is being in her arms and she was fully dressed up as Elvis. She was an avid thrift-shopper so I started going to thrift shops when I was very young. You could put something together for no money at all.
It's amazing how quickly things start to change when you haven't slept. Your memory goes. Physically, you don't feel well. Emotionally, you're all over the place - you know, if you miss one night of sleep. You can only imagine five nights of not sleeping. I was in an alternate state of reality.
As hard as I try to sound tough and dark, I still sound cute.
In romance, there's nothing more attractive to a man than a woman who has dignity and pride in who she is.
Pessimism is a waste of time.
Work hard, be kind, and amazing things will happen.
That first responsibility as a school board member - meals for latch-key children - was absolutely critical in my understanding of the extraordinary problems of poverty.