I believe that people have a right to decide their own destiny; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only as long as) individual citizens give it a temporary license to exist -…

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It isn't necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice. There are two...

It isn't necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice. There are two...

One of my favorite philosophical tenets is that people will agree with you only if...

One of my favorite philosophical tenets is that people will agree with you only if...

Politics is the entertainment branch of industry.

Politics is the entertainment branch of industry.

Music is always a commentary on society.

Music is always a commentary on society.

You can't always write a chord ugly enough to say what you want to say,...

You can't always write a chord ugly enough to say what you want to say,...

You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline -...

You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline -...

Music, in performance, is a type of sculpture. The air in the performance is sculpted...

Music, in performance, is a type of sculpture. The air in the performance is sculpted...

You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. It...

You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. It...

If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go...

If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go...

Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block...

Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block...

Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who...

Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who...

My best advice to anyone who wants to raise a happy, mentally healthy child is:...

My best advice to anyone who wants to raise a happy, mentally healthy child is:...

The computer can't tell you the emotional story. It can give you the exact mathematical...

The computer can't tell you the emotional story. It can give you the exact mathematical...

No change in musical style will survive unless it is accompanied by a change in...

No change in musical style will survive unless it is accompanied by a change in...

I never set out to be weird. It was always other people who called me...

I never set out to be weird. It was always other people who called me...

Music is always a commentary on society.

Music is always a commentary on society.

All the good music has already been written by people with wigs and stuff.

All the good music has already been written by people with wigs and stuff.

Most people wouldn't know music if it came up and bit them on the ass.

Most people wouldn't know music if it came up and bit them on the ass.

Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.

Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.

Most rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, for people...

Most rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, for people...