"If your child has a weakness, teach them how to turn it into a strength! The only Failure is not trying."

“These people marched and were hit in the face with rocks to get an education and now we've got these knuckleheads walking around.”

“Like a prisoner awaiting his release, like a schoolboy when the end of term is near, like a migrant bird ready to fly south ... I long to be gone.”

“Is Valentine's Day a day to make cupcakes with your children? No, Valentine's is supposed to be a day about romantic love.”

“I thought I had my feet on the ground, but if someone tells you every day you're going to be the next big thing then...So then if you aren't, you think, 'Have I done something wrong?'”

Source : "Dungen". Interview with Brandon Stosuy, pitchfork.com. March 27, 2005.

“Transformation is something I cannot explain - too much analysis might destroy it.”

“It is very frightening to feel alone when you are standing against a rich and powerful person and all his attendant helpers.”

“The most successful businessman is the man who holds onto the old just as long as it is good, and grabs the new just as soon as it is better.”

“I do not pray for a lighter load, but for a stronger back.”