Ric Ocasek

Refusing to ask for help when you need it is refusing someone the chance to be helpful.

Secrecy is the enemy of efficiency, but don't let anyone know it.

I don't think I'm an entertainer. I never think, 'Wow, I can't wait to get the crowd moving.' Some of my favorite bands never moved an inch.

While writing books about the past, I think about the present. It's not intentional, but somehow my books end up being written under the sign of a political mood.

I've done gospel songs on every album.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.