Being in Vietnam changed him [Johnny Cash] fundamentally. He was devastated when we went into Iraq.

The key to change is to let go of fear.

Just a thank you is a mighty powerful prayer. Says it all.

Reading inspirational and motivational quotes daily is like taking my vitamins.

I was down with Lucinda Williams and Mary Chapin-Carpenter. We did an acoustic tour, just the three of us, three chicks and three guitars

For the first time in 23 years I'm enjoying the process of supporting it, of going out and doing shows, and doing the interviews, and doing everything.

I choose not to give energy to the emotions of revenge, hatred or the desire to subjugate.

For me, art is a more trustworthy expression of God than religion.

If a relationship is founded on love it doesn't end

I was angry at my parents when I had to have brain surgery, that they weren't still around, because no matter how old you are you want you parents when you're going through something like that.

Loss is the great unifier, the terrible club to which we all eventually belong.

The rarest, truest beauty is visible only to the heart.

Nihilists embrace life's existence by the acceptance of nothingness

Flora went to the cinema every day that week. She saw the same movie each day, and wore the same dress.

Medical decisions have been politicized. What doctor wants a state legislator in his consulting room?

How sweet the morning air is! ...How small we feel with our petty ambitions and strivings in the presence of the great elemental forces of Nature!

The House is rooted in the principle of direct elections and is unique among all branches and bodies of the federal government as without exception, the people's voice.

Life and career are the same thing. Every life has to have a plot and a plan. You have to recognize this early and be quite cold-blooded in the discovery and articulation of that plot.

I am a pop artist, so my medium is public opinion and the world is my canvas.

I have a tendency, just because I'm an ambitious person, to get impatient with things and want them to be moving faster then they are.