If being an egomaniac means I believe in what I do and in my art or music, then in that respect you can call me that... I believe in what I do, and I'll say it.

The name of Jesus is as ointment poured forth; It nourishes, and illumines, and stills the anguish of the soul.

Angelus Silesius

Evil, when we are in its power, is not felt as evil, but as a necessity, even a duty.

Simone Weil

Nothing works better than just improving your product.

Joel Spolsky

There are no conditions to which a person cannot grow accustomed, especially if he sees that everyone around him lives in the same way.

Leo Tolstoy

Money without brains is always dangerous.

Napoleon Hill

I've always had to do things my way; I've gotten high my way, I've gotten clean my way, I've been in and out of relationships my way. I've taken myself to the edges of life my way. And I'm still here. Whether or not I deserve to be is another story.

Slash

Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.

George Orwell

Victory becomes, to some degree, a state of mind. Knowing ourselves superior to the anxieties, troubles, and worries which obsess us, we are superior to them.

Basil King

It is a wretched thing to live on the fame of others.

Juvenal

I haven't chosen to make an issue of faith.

Peter Garrett

Lyrics are the only thing to do with music that haven't been made easier technically.

Brian Eno

You go for it. All the stops are out. Caution is to the wind, and you're battling with everything you have. That's the real fun of the game.

Dan Dierdorf