A choir of angels glorified the hour, the vault of heaven was dissolved in fire. "Father, why hast Thou forsaken me? Mother, I beg you, do not weep for me.

My shadow serves as the friend I crave

You will hear thunder and remember me, and think: she wanted storms.

Italy is a dream that keeps returning for the rest of your life.

All has been looted, betrayed, sold; black death's wing flashed ahead.

It is unbearably painful for the soul to love silently.

Sunset in the ethereal waves: I cannot tell if the day is ending, or the world, or if the secret of secrets is inside me again.

You will hear thunder and remember me, And think: she wanted storms. The rim Of the sky will be the colour of hard crimson, And your heart, as it was then, will be on fire.

Forgive me, that I manage badly, Manage badly but live gloriously, That I leave traces of myself in my songs, That I appeared to you in waking dreams.

Call me a sinner, Mock me maliciously: I was your insomnia, I was your grief.

Real tenderness can't be confused, It's quiet and can't be heard.

We must have sinned greatly, at some juncture long buried in our protozoic past, to deserve such a universe

Challenge your assumptionsand identify your limiting beliefs.Every time you find yourself thinkingthat you can’t do something, ask yourself, ‘Why not?

I've learned... that just one person saying to me, 'You've made my day!' makes my day.

Please don't tell me there's no need to worry, it's the only thing I'm any good at.

We never really felt a real level of respect. The fame was fantastic, but that wasn't that important to me, because for every million people that loved me I focused on the one that hated me.

I am Western and I see no need or reason to change that. The Western lifestyle has many things to offer, as do the Eastern methods of self discovery. I think blending the two is very desirable.

The more that people know how they fit on a team, the more they will desire to properly make the most of their fit and maximize their contribution.

I was so awash in sensory overload that I was caught completely unaware when he did push me away

President Obama will not be able to contain himself, and he will go after Mr. Trump every single chance he gets once Obama is out of office.

I just try to show everything I represent and I represent God so I want to put that in my music.