"One man's ceiling is another man's floor...." - Quote by Paul Simon

“I would be willing to do almost anything to make Art happy. I care about our friendship. The only thing I won't do is change the essence of my work.”

“I don't really know why an idea comes to me. But all of a sudden, an idea comes and from experience I can intuit what something means when an interesting line pops up. Or I can intuit what an interesting choice might be. And I can try a couple of different choices, and see which one feels right, and then continue the song to see where it goes.”

“I lived in an attached house. My father used to drive into the wrong driveway all the time. He'd say, Damn it, how do you tell one of these houses from another?”

“If all misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be contented to take their own and depart.”

“Whether one showed you and execution or a little finger, you would extract an equally edifying thought from both of them, and would still be content. That's the way to get on in life.”

“We are all wise for other people, none for himself.”

“Imagine a political system so radical as to promise to move more of the poorest 20% of the population into the richest 20% than remain in the poorest bracket within the decade? You don't need to imagine it. It's called the United States of America.”

“Don't just grab at the first thing that comes along. Know when to refuse something that won't get you anywhere”

“An enterprising person is one who sees opportunity in all areas of life.”