Art, along with all work is the ordering of creation toward the intention of the creator.

You make beautiful things, You make beautiful things out of the dust

Burnout is what happens when you try to avoid being human for too long.

The noise around us determines how we speak. And how we listen. Just as a conversation suffers in a war zone, art suffers in a culture built on noise. So does our enjoyment of it.

Any religious, philosophical or political idea that doesn't lead one towards love ought to be forsaken

Faith comes from listening to the right stories.

Money is not the root of all kinds of evil. The love of money is. It’s also the root of a lot of bad art.

Spend your energy on things you believe in, and do them honestly and to the best of your ability.

Art is the body's pronunciation of the soul.

Pain is as common as skin, we all experience it. It unites us all. Fortunately, that's not the whole story.

I think I'm just trying to be myself and write songs that are honest. That's what I hear in artist's that I like.

And do I still have that look?" he asked."Yes just there, " she kissed his eye. "The desire to love me is still there. If you look closely you can see mine for you, my tears never washed it away.

Listen, the next revolution is gonna be a revolution of ideas.

We shall have thousands of Shatovs to deal with

Those who corrupt the public mind are just as evil as those who steal from the public purse.

Increasingly I think of poetry as a theatre of voices, not as coming from a single "I" or from any one position. I want to imagine voices different from my own.

People have taught me not to look for intelligence in rockmusic.

What state surveillance actually is is best understood by the NSA's own documents and own words, which I think as you know I happen to have a lot of.

I came to accept that I have no right whatsoever to judge others in terms of my own customs, however much I may be proud of such customs.

I've always practiced this: Love yourself. Move your body. Watch your portions.

Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble.