One thing a lyricist must learn is not to fall in love with his own lines. Once you learn that, you can walk away from the lyric and look at it with a reasonable degree of objectivity.
“It is a natural gift I was born with but it's something I've had to nurture in training.”
“I am about as pro-Google a person as you're going to find in the media. I've had friends at all levels of the company since its founding, and still do now.”