By believing in an imaginary invisible supernatural entity, humans may become good citizens. But this is not religion. This is merely an illusion of religion.

First visualize your goal in your mind. Then have a leap of faith, and let your passion guide you throughout the process.

Know yourself as you are – particles of start-dust moving through the eternal ocean of time, trying to make whatever little difference you can.

Any human action that goes against what is ordinary, is deemed as an anomaly.

The scriptures are just books. It all depends on you, whether you are going to learn goodness and compassion from them, or use them to destroy your environment.

Human brain is structured to avoid any kind of refutation of one's religious beliefs.

From the tiniest experience of your daily life to your grand perception of the universe, in various situations, the human brain tends to create its own myth and stories.

I am the bridge that connects these two ever- separated banks of human understanding.

From all aspects of human perception, you truly are your brain.

A rational human being of the civilized world would be like the swan that can draw the milk from a mixture of milk and water, leaving aside the water.

The divinity you seek is born with you.

It hurts because there is no alternative to Love.

In the tradition of great female artists, Karla Bonoff, Bonnie Raitt, Christine McVie, Shawn Colvin, Sarah McLachlan....now enter Maia Sharp.

I had this sister that was born who was given up for adoption, and I never knew it.

Regarding jam sessions: Jazz musicians are the only workers I can think of who are willing to put in a full shift for pay and then go somewhere else and continue to work for free.

Because the Illinois death penalty system is arbitrary and capricious - and therefore immoral - I no longer shall tinker with the machinery of death.

Mastery is the rudder, Mystery is the sail and Magic the wind to move you in your chosen direction.

All I know about music is that not many people ever really hear it.

No one would think he'd make such a beautiful corpse.

I think anything which improves services is in principle a good thing.