Art is the social antithesis of society, not directly deducible from it.

The darkening of the world makes the irrationality of art rational: radically darkened art.

Trials makes you to develop the qualities of a successful man

The doors to Wisdom & Glory are never closed, they just favor the undaunted

Hopeless are those who suffers the curse of heaven-so be hopeful

I'm recording freely, and if I make a song, I release it immediately, so I'm more likely to believe in one song at a time as opposed to albums.

Judging others makes us blind, whereas love is illuminating.

We don't want to put up the money. We owe almost $20 trillion. Doubled since [Barack] Obama took office, our national debt.But we will get the money from Gulf states and others.

Seeing the light is a choice, not seeing the light is no choice.

Never being number one in your list of priorities and not minding at all.

Everybody's in love when they're eighteen. And everybody gets dumped.

Look em in the eye. Make a gesture of inclusion, which he did all the time. And above all, have a chorus. So I learned from Pete Seeger to have something for them to sing.