I loved my 17 years with R.E.M., but I'm ready to reflect, assess and move on to a different phase of my life. The four of us will continue our close friendship, and I look forward to hearing their future efforts as the world's biggest R.E.M. fan.

He could not afford to indulge misery, to live in the past and stumble through life facing backwards.

Our biggest fear is that 'Food, Inc.' will move heavy-handed food-safety regulations forward.

The best way to move on and move forward is to let go of the past. By past I mean everything hurtful, everything that brings or reminds us of pain, everything that was unpleasant and everything that led to disappointments. Unless you do that, the way forward will continue to be uphill. Let go and move on…

I'm going to move on and do other things. My life isn't going to be about Jar Jar Binks.

You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.