All art began as sacred art, you know? I mean, all painting began as religious painting. All writing began as religious writing.

There are things you break that can't be put back together again. And Kashmir may be one of them.

Rock and roll music - the music of freedom frightens people and unleashes all manner of conservative defense mechanisms.

What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.

One of the extraordinary things about human events is that the unthinkable becomes thinkable.

Language is courage: the ability to conceive a thought, to speak it, and by doing so to make it true.

‘Respect for religion’ has become a code phrase meaning ‘fear of religion.’ Religions, like all other ideas, deserve criticism, satire, and, yes, our fearless disrespect.

In the cookie of life, friends are the chocolate chips.

Language upon a silvered tongue affords enchantment enough.

The whole story of migration and what that has done in interconnecting the planet is obviously something I've written about a lot.

faith without doubt is addiction

Only non-judgmental love can set you free—not truth.

Without deep darkness, we fail to appreciate the light.

You eat the wealthy, sir, and it will be your last meal.

I have a pretty lousy voice.

The mind is either at war with God or it is being renewed. There is no middle ground.

Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only the very young or the very foolish imagine otherwise.

The soul attracts that which it secretly harbors; that which it loves, and also that which it fears.

Are you having problems hearing? If so, those around you already know it. Hearing loss is no laughing matter, so don't be a punchline.

I would think: Stay close to the implants! They must know something because they keep getting asked backstage!

And I think I often choose to do something because it's quite different from what I've done before.