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It makes no sense to worry about things you have no control over because there's nothing you can do about them, and why worry about things you do control? The activity of worrying keeps you immobilized.

I'm very excited about having the Internet in my den.

A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go about his daily work in a rational and cheerful manner.

My recipe for dealing with anger and frustration: set the kitchen timer for twenty minutes, cry, rant, and rave, and at the sound of the bell, simmer down and go about business as usual.

Music is about listening, the more you play, the more the magic spreads.

Anger is the most impotent of passions. It effects nothing it goes about, and hurts the one who is possessed by it more than the one against whom it is directed.

You have to have a sense of humor about life to get through it.

I've said things and meant them, but I'm obviously a very confused person who has no idea how they feel about things.

It kills me to lose. If I'm a troublemaker, and I don't think that my temper makes me one, then it's because I can't stand losing. That's the way I am about winning, all I ever wanted to do was finish first.

A humorist is a person who feels bad, but who feels good about it.

I would love to compose something for dance before I kick the bucket, and I'm not closed-minded about the dance, or the dance company.

It's not denial. I'm just selective about the reality I accept.

I had everything I'd hoped for, but I wasn't being myself. So I decided to be honest about who I was. It was strange: The people who loved me for being funny suddenly didn't like me for being... me.

Being in a rock band is about touring. It's about writing songs and it's about making records but it's also about taking a wonderful smile onto that stage and making the people feel good about themselves.

I just don't want to live like I used to. And at some point, I'm going to put a gag order on myself in terms of talking about the past. I've got to slam the door and deal with the present and the future.

The person who comes up to you and makes the most noise and is the most intrusive is invariably the person in the room who has no respect for you at all, and it's really all about them.

Beauty, to me, is about being comfortable in your own skin. That, or a kick-ass red lipstick.

The best situation is being a single parent. The best part about is that you get time off, too, because the kids are with their mom, so it's the best of both worlds. There's a lot to be said for it.

If we are all in agreement on the decision - then I propose we postpone further discussion of this matter until our next meeting to give ourselves time to develop disagreement and perhaps gain some understanding of what the decision is all about.

I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you get in a diamond.

Do I belong in the conversation about the best artists in the world? My answer is yes, I do.

If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people.

I don't mean to be arrogant and I really appreciate my fans but talking about what I am doing is not something I'm good at. I do what I do and that's it. I want to get back to my work and do more of it instead of talking about it.

There's nothing wrong with being shallow as long as you're insightful about it.

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.

We are dying from overthinking. We are slowly killing ourselves by thinking about everything. Think. Think. Think. You can never trust the human mind anyway. It's a death trap.

I like to walk about among the beautiful things that adorn the world; but private wealth I should decline, or any sort of personal possessions, because they would take away my liberty.

If women were particular about men's characters, they would never get married at all.

Life is too short to have anything but delusional notions about yourself.

When you control a man's thinking you do not have to worry about his actions.