Dear Mother, dear Mother, the Church is cold, But the Ale-house is healthy and pleasant and warm.

To see a world in a grain of sand And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour.

In the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between, there are doors.

If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.

The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.

He who kisses joy as it flies by will live in eternity's sunrise.

The person who does not believe in miracles surely makes it certain that he or she will never take part in one.

Make your own rules or be a slave to another man's.

And we are put on earth a little space, That we may learn to bear the beams of love.

Enlightenment means taking full responsibility for your life.

Do what you will this life's a fiction, And is made up of contradiction.

Too many in the Church today are likes babies in the nursery, they put everything in their mouth.

What happened when there was no prospect of anything beyond this generation? What happened when...

.you are not him or her, you be you..

He said it with everything he did, every touch, every caress, every physical pleasure he bestowed upon me. Give it all to me. Give me your will.

Most things are difficult at the beginning and they become fun, something you love, only after you've worked at them.

I have always held the view that decisive force should be used in addressing a military conflict. The reason is simple: Why wouldn't you, if you could?

When I look at how fortunate I've been, being a musician... my response to being overpaid is that I should pay it back to my community in some way.

I'm the kind of guy that I never forget my teammates.

What I enjoy most about being on stage is that the natural instruments give you a greater freedom with texture. When you use natural instruments they have their own resonance.

Number one on my top five is Beyonce.