I want to put a ding in the universe.

Kitsch is the aesthetic ideal of all politicians and all political parties and movements. Those of us who live in a society where various political tendencies exist side by side and competing influences cancel or limit one another can manage more or less to escape the kitsch inquisition: the individual can preserve his individuality; the artist can create unusual works. But whenever a single political movement corners power, we find ourselves in the realm of totalitarian kitsch.

The reign of imagology begins where history ends

I love writing every song I can like a little mini movie. I like to have a character, or some characters, and really paint a picture with the song.

Committing your goals to paper increases the likelihood of your achieving them by one thousand percent.

Make your life a masterpiece; imagine no limitations on what you can be, have or do.

People with clear, written goals, accomplish far more in a shorter period of time than people without them could ever imagine.

Some authors suggest that you write down and review your goals once a month, others once a week. What I learned was the power of writing and rewriting your goals every single day.

A goal or objective that is not in writing is merely a wish or a fantasy. It has no energy behind it.

You can't hit a target you can't see. You can't accomplish wonderful things with your life if you have no idea of what they are. You must first become absolutely clear about what you want if you are serious about unlocking the extraordinary power that lies within you.

The first key is that goals must be clear, specific, detailed, and written down. A goal cannot be vague or general, like being happy or making more money.

I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time—when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the key manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries; when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing