My grandmother played the piano, and I used to toddle over there and pick out little things that sounded good to me.

Love or not, I wouldn't subject a wife to the road. It's punishment.

I'll live a lush life in some small dive.

My grandmother played the piano, and I used to toddle over there and pick out little things that sounded good to me.

Romance is mush, stifling those who strive.

All music is beautiful.

You're in a mess, and in excess.

In order to play and write, it's unique - you either do one or the other.

If you want something hard enough, it just gets done.

Ever up and onward.

A Train was born without any effort - if was like writing a letter to a friend.

I think everything should happen at halfway to dawn. That's when all the heads of government should meet. I think everybody would fall in love.

I'm not fit company for man or beast.

I learned so much more prepping vegetables than I ever did in cooking school.

Abscond - to move in a mysterious way, commonly with the property of another.

I like jeans with sneakers or boots.

With a huge storm, you need a lot of volume, but it can't become one loud noise. Dolby Atmos helped a lot because it gave us the separation of those elements.

I love surfing, rock climbing, cycling - all that stuff. But it's just amazing that I can inspire people with my running. It's humbling, really.

We discovered that fruit flies alter course in less than one one-hundredth of a second, 50 times faster than we blink our eyes, which is faster than we ever imagined.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.

In Peru, if you gave somebody a little chance to do something, they took it to the furthest extent. They took nothing for granted. And here in L.A., you kind of get caught up in your own little dilemmas and your own little life.

You have to have been a Republican to know how good it is to be a Democrat.

It was a lovely feeling, dying. I can remember being in the hospital, all wired up to tubes and thinking, 'If only you'd take these tubes out, it feels so nice.' It felt so - it felt like being in a bath of velvet. It was such a nice feeling. Everything felt so soft and floppy, and I wanted to go.

I believe that social security should be a universal retirement guarantee and not means tested.

If the weather is nice, I play tennis, which is pretty much the only exercise that I do. I try to do that as much as I can.

The play is not in the words, it's in you!

Thoughts are but dreams till their effects be tried.

I wanted to be a doctor that I might be able to work without having to talk because for years I had been giving myself out in words.

I'm really glad I had those years working on the orchard alongside my husband.

To be honest, I am not happy about all the publicity.

Theres only two people in your life you should lie to... the police and your girlfriend.

Life can be lived at a remove. You trade in futures, and then you trade in derivatives of futures. Banks make more money trading derivatives than they do trading actual commodities.

During the election of Washington's successor, it became apparent that the country was sharply divided and that the dissatisfaction with Federalist policies was deep and fervent.

I don't vote party lines. Never have. I vote for the best candidate.

My time with my father would be very meaningful, but also very short.

Do not confuse my bad days as a sign of weakness. Those are actually the days I am fighting my hardest.

Anytime you see Beyonce, Jay Z, Kanye West. Anytime a young black person's doing good, that's motivation for everybody else. Anytime, anytime, it's motivation. Use that fuel to push you forward. That's what I did.