Cognitive processes are rule-governed transformations of symbolic structures.

The power of abstraction is that it allows us to ignore irrelevant details and focus on the essential aspects of a problem.

The only thing that matters is the music and the fans.

The artist's role is to be a bridge between the visible and the invisible, the said and the unsaid.

The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.

I'm a catalyst for change... You can't be an outsider and be successful over 30 years without leaving a certain amount of scar tissue around the place.