"Cats are very independent animals. They're very sexy, if you want. Dogs are different. They're familiar. They're obedient. You call a cat, you go, 'Cat, come here.' He doesn't come to you unless you have something in your hand that he thinks might be food. They're very free animals, and I like that."

"I mean, the Constitution of this country was written 200 years ago. The house I was living in in Madrid is 350 years old! America is still a project, and you guys are working on it and bringing new things to it every day. That is beautiful to watch."

"You see a woman, 22 years old, going out with a guy over 60 - and it's kind of natural. But if it happens in the opposite direction everyone says, 'What is going on there?'"

"I have a fantastic studio in my home, and it's my biggest toy. I have about a half a million dollars worth of musical equipment in my house."

"The silent observer understands that every choice we make paints the canvas of our life."

"Wisdom principle 11 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 44."

"Wisdom principle 100 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 24."

"Every scar carries the quiet memory of a battle faced and survived. Such is the immutable nature of understanding — an essential principle for the reflective life."