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" I can only write about personal stuff, about my point of view. "

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" You might as well enjoy the day - you never know when and how painfully it could all end. "

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" To hate is to show you still care, who needs that, focus on what's really important. "

" August in sub-Saharan Los Angeles is one of the great and awful tests of one's endurance, sanity and stamina. "

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" The Internet, the camera cellphone and the like have not only sped up the world's information uptake, but they have cheapened that which they capture. "

" Juan Williams is a very sharp guy. "

" A country that has been through as much as Vietnam has to have some crazy music somewhere. "

" While I have no empirical evidence to back this up, I bet that the number of homosexual people per thousand has not fluctuated all that much over the centuries. I do not believe the dented wisdom my father used to extol, that homosexuality was a sure sign of a civilization in decline. "

" We know that in September, we will wander through the warm winds of summer's wreckage. We will welcome summer's ghost. "

" I would hate to think that some people have found themselves in a musical cul-de-sac and have ceased to explore new music, or at least music that is new to them, because they are so glued to the past. "

" When the movie comes out, what anybody thinks of it doesn't really matter to me. I don't go to the wrap party. I don't go to the premiere. "

" I have lived in public as a somewhat recognizable person since I was a teenager. Emails I answer end up posted on sites; pictures of me and someone I just met, taken by a cellphone, literally number in the thousands and are easily accessed. "

" America was cool with Saddam Hussein when he was killing Iranians. "

" I was very lucky to have had the opportunity to tour with the Beastie Boys and watched almost every set they played on all those dates. Why not? You do your set and then you get to see the Beasties play? Best deal in town. "

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" If you think about it, every single species is endangered. Homo sapiens at the front of the line, mosquitoes and lawyers at the back. "

" George Zimmerman is a foot soldier in a rapidly privatizing country. He is a new centurion of 21st-century America. Law enforcement is tied down by the strictures of, well, the law. There is only 'so much they can do' to take care of the 'problem.' "

" I just get things done instead of talking about getting them done. I don't go out and party. I don't smoke, drink or do drugs and I'm not married, that leaves a lot of time for my work. "

" We spend millions of dollars to remove pain from our lives. It's why so many people get hooked on painkillers. The body becomes addicted to painlessness. That tells you a lot. "

" I try to be well informed. I don't know how well I do all the time, but I try nonetheless. "

" I'm mellower now, I'm over 50. But I don't think I'm too mellow. I'm still angry at a lot of things. "

" When people make my country look bad, I can't stand it. "

" Rock n' roll unchained a nation and revolutionized radio and the record industry, not to mention the motion picture business. "