“You just have to realize that no matter how delectable that meal looks, there’s a chance that you might not get to eat it while it’s hot.”

One thing you can’t do to a fan is change their heart about somebody.

You gotta’ sell a million records before you talk about getting paid at a major [label].

Georg always looks beautiful! He wakes up like beauty himself

Look at everything as though you are seeing it for the first time.

In the 60′s there was a look. In the 70′s there was a look, and in the 80′s. Now, it’s a free-for-all.

Problems often look overwhelming at first. The secret is to break problems into small, manageable chunks. If you deal with those, you’re done before you know it.

I always have this red nose in my pocket, and if it looks like I’m taking things too seriously, or the person I’m talking to is taking them too seriously, I put the nose on. It doesn’t matter what we’re doing or talking about, it doesn’t matter if we agree or disagree, the nose changes everything.

The fact is that this conversation is going on at every level at every age, we’re all going, “God, what a jerk I’ve been,” “How could I have married that guy?” or “How could I have done this or that?” With time, this is the gift of being older, that you get to look back and say, “It wasn’t all about them.”

What is it about maps? I could look at them all day, earnestly studying the names of towns and villages I have never heard of and will never visit.

Don’t look for someone in whom to believe. Believe in yourself. The only authentic authority is your own original nature.