"I think every parent takes more pleasure in seeing their child succeed than seeing themselves succeed."

“Practice, practice, practice. Practice until you get a guitar welt on your chest...if it makes you feel good, don't stop until you see the blood from your fingers. Then you'll know you're on to something!”

“Oh, it is all folly, madness, a crime against civilization.”

“I know that in the battle of ideas, Republican politicians are at a distinct disadvantage. Their fundamental philosophy - which I characterize as survival of the fittest, richest and whitest - is too callous for most Americans.”

Source : "Trapped in a Mine" by Rep. John Yarmuth, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 10, 2010.

“In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.”

“Ego is my career. Rap music is all ego.”

Source : "Earl Sweatshirt Interviews Mike Tyson, Discusses Odd Future, The Notebook, Fighting, More". Interview with Mike Tyson, pitchfork.com. December 17, 2014.

“There is no systematic corruption in FIFA. That is nonsense. We are financially clean and clear.”

Source : "Sepp Blatter attacks English 'arrogance' after World Cup 2018 failure" by Owen Gibson, www.theguardian.com. December 8, 2010.

“I don't want to hear music, I don't want the sunrise to be pink. The world is a liar. Its ugliness is overwhelming; the scraps of beauty make it worse.”

“Votes should be weighed not counted.”