For whatever reason, not all people are born with the particular gift of being able to express ourselves through music. And, believe me, it is a gift.

I'm probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when I was 14 - to meet women.

You want to give people a reason to hate my guts more? I'm making more money.

And even Moonstruck - for some reason the audience were just in the mood for a very romantic film, because it's one of the few romantic comedies to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar.

Only because The Runaways were my baby and there's no reason to get it back together except to totally have fun. If that's not the goal, then I don't want to do it.

Besides that, I felt guilty. I thought for some reason... I was alive, and Buddy and those boys were dead, and I didn't know how, but somehow I'd caused it.

Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear.

Errors of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.

I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led, and bearding every authority which stood in their way.

Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear.

Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us.

As our enemies have found we can reason like men, so now let us show them we can fight like men also.

The world is indebted for all triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression.

Reason is like an open secret that can become known to anyone at any time; it is the quiet space into which everyone can enter through his own thought.

I like to go from mainstream movies to more artsy films. I don't sign on for the money. Maybe I should, but I don't. There's always a good reason for doing something.