Education and assimilation were devastatingly effective at controlling a conquered people.

Perhaps the so-called civilized world was a great noisy burden beneath all its wonders, and it was a relief to let go of it for a while.

Life is naught but battles big and small, and most of them unexpected.

Aye, well, it’s like a battle. Ya lay yer plans, then when they go wrong, ya make things up as ya go.

If you have enjoyed something, but have never experienced joy, then u have not really been happy

Sadly, some folks don’t live . . . they merely exist.

It is brave to be involved.

If I am right, Thy grace impart Still in the right to stay; If I am wrong, O, teach my heart To find that better way!

As a guitar player, you can gravitate to the blues because you can play it easily. It's not a style that's difficult to pick up. It's purely emotive and dead easy to get a start with.

It's a strange thing, but you get this click in your brain; the wonderful feeling that the entirety of a character is suddenly available and accessible to you.

The body is solid material wrapped around the breath

Our fears can cause us to miss out on a lot of experiences and golden opportunities. Don't let your fears rob you of your life.

Where does it say that we must allow anyone who wants to come to America to come in and become a citizen. I mean, this is a very, very tough thing to discuss.

We should not shed tears That is a surrender of the body to the heart It is only proof That we are beings that do not know What to do with out hearts