It is no shame to lose to me, mortal. Even among mythical creatures there are very few who can give a unicorn a good game.
All creative work has its greatest reality while it is still in a man's mind, before he begins to execute it.
Architects and engineers are among the most fortunate of men since they build their own monuments with public consent, public approval and often public money.
I could see America playing a slightly smaller role in the Middle East but I would not see us abandoning the region and just say "Oh," like I said, "China, Russia, it's yours now. Global focus is just on our hemisphere. " I don't see that happening.
Like legend and myth, magic fades when it is unused.
I've always felt writing a song was a bit like going on location. That's true in an almost literal sense. Where you are seeps in somehow.
I came out to California from Texas, to the Haight, and the Fillmore and all that stuff, and totally got the bug.