Oh, how precious is time, and how it pains me to see it slide away, while I do so little to any good purpose.
Cycling can be lonely, but in a good way. It gives you a moment to breathe and think, and get away from what you're working on.
When I was 12, all I wanted was to be good at school, and to do something admirable, something you can't take away from me because I'm not popular or beautiful enough.
If I find something I like, I'll chase it and see what comes out the other side. Once a song gets momentum and gets away from you, that's a good sign.
I would strongly recommend any young man to stay away from criminal law. It's not a good place to be, unfortunately.
I always think the insecurity is going to go away, but it's always there. Only bad writers think they're good.
Working away from my husband for long periods is good and bad. It stops us taking each other for granted and gives us space, but I miss him terribly.
Good composition is like a suspension bridge - each line adds strength and takes none away.
I think 'Oz' is the type of show that makes you turn away in fear and in horror, so for a television show, that's pretty intense.
I wake up every morning feeling lucky - which is driven by fear, no doubt, since I know it could all go away.
Fear is the major cargo that American writers must stow away when the writing life calls them into carefully chosen ranks.
I haven't had the whole 'famous' thing happen to me yet, and I hope I never will. I like to sneak away in the corners and hide a lot.
The good thing about L.A. is that there's always someone more famous 100 yards away from me.
The time to save for the future is now. Thanks to compounding interest, the earlier you start putting money away for the future, the more you will save.
I don't know about you, but there is nothing that's scarier than young people who have no future. If you take away someone's future, they have nothing to lose.
Some people can do things and get away with it. Comics are famously like that. Why is it that some guys can say the most horrible things and it's not offensive, it's funny?
The funny thing about making this record and being away from the girls and on my own in LA is that it allowed me to reflect on how much we've accomplished.
You really have no idea whether or not what you're writing is funny. In stand-up and sketch comedy, you know right away and you can make your changes accordingly.
It is the artist who realizes that there is a supreme force above him and works gladly away as a small apprentice under God's heaven.
I'm a huge karaoke fan. Oh my God. I'm one of those girls who don't give the mic away. It's a problem. I'm a closeted pop star.
Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away as we adopt reason and science as our guidelines.