I got in trouble with the police, and that was a rude awakening. That was it. I'd seen the bottom of the pit, and it was time to scrape myself out of it.

Basically, I'm for anything that gets you through the night - be it prayer, tranquilizers or a bottle of Jack Daniels.

It is like going up a mountain. Each successive peak appears in turn the summit, and yet there is always another pinnacle beyond.

As you go through life, you've got to see the valleys as well as the peaks.

Instead of cursing the darkness, light a candle for where we're going. There's something ahead worth fighting for.

Even the hard times are part of your life story. If you acknowledge them and move past them, they eventually add up to the experience that makes you wise.