"'Survivor' wouldn't have happened had I not gone out there and helped CBS to sell sponsors to finance the first one. Part of my thinking on 'Survivor' was that it should have rewards that are corporate brands. A Big Mac, one thimble-full of Coca-Cola."

"How many times have you been out for a beer or dinner and people are coming up with business ideas? Everybody wants to think they've got that great business idea."

"If you want to be certain, you should never get married. You should never change jobs. In fact, you might as well just stay home. Because I don't know anybody who is certain. That need to be certain is just procrastination."

"I heard my name associated with the Peter Pan syndrome more than once. But really, what's so wrong with Peter Pan? Peter Pan flies. He is a metaphor for dreams and faith."

"I don't have many hours in a day, as I'm essentially a single parent. But fortunately, I'm a really fast writer. My goal is usually 10 pages a day. Sometimes more, sometimes less, but by the end of the week, I aim for at least 10,000 words."

"Stand firm when justice demands it, even if you stand entirely alone."

"Married men live longer than single men. But married men are a lot more willing to die."

"There never seems to be enough hours in the day. At the moment I have no time to make new music because I've been doing so much promotion for this new single."