Divine sound is the cause of all manifestation. The knower of the mystery of sound knows the mystery of the whole universe.

Stand through life firm as a rock in the sea, undisturbed and unmoved by its ever-rising waves

Some people look for a beautiful place, others make a place beautiful.

Each human personality is like a piece of music, having an individual tone and a rhythm of its own.

Our virtues are made by love, and our sins are caused by the lack of it.

The words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels.

When we pay attention to nature's music, we find that everything on the Earth contributes to its harmony.

When I open my eyes to the outer world I feel myself as a drop in the sea. But when I close my eyes and look within, I see the whole universe as a bubble raised in the ocean of my heart.

Love is the merchandise which all the world demands; if you store it in your heart, every soul will become your customer.

Everything in life is speaking in spite of it's apparent silence.

God breaks the heart again and again and again until it stays open.

She was as necessary as the sun to me

Mind what you mind. Do not just open the door of your mind to anything at all you don’t want to mind. Mind the things that get closer to your mind and mind your mind!

The weak mind is irritated at a little: the strong mind bears it like a rock which moveth not, though a thousand breakers dash upon it, and cast their pitiful malice in spray upon its summit.

And you should never cut your hair 'cos I love the way you flick it off your shoulders

There are comics who treat women fairly appallingly. But I can be great friends with them because I don't tend to do that ticking of boxes: it can make life too simplistic.

The fact of the matter is that everybody treats me pretty much as one of the boys, which I take as a great compliment

Politicians think they have answers for everything. We artists, we only have questions.

I'm fine with selecting Curry because the season he's had has been incredible.

A phrase may come to me as I am walking, and, once I write it down in my journal, the rest of the poem will unravel from that catalyst.

We may have more control, but my point is that, strictly speaking, Rosneft is not a state company. I think that this is an obvious fact, as a foreign investor has a 19.7 percent stake in it.