I am all for anything that is going to better equip a person who is physically challenged in any way, to have an opportunity to be able to do what they are able to do.

Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand.

Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn't mean he lacks vision.

We all have hearts.... If you have a heart, love somebody. If you have enough heart, love everybody.

Music, at its essence, is what gives us memories. And the longer a song has existed in our lives, the more memories we have of it.

It feels better to love than to hate.

There may be a brighter star. But through my eyes the light of you is all I see.

You can't base your life on other people's expectations.

What I'm not confused about is the world needing much more love, no hate, no prejudice, no bigotry and more unity, peace and understanding. Period.

I am what I am. I love me! And I don't mean that egotistically - I love that God has allowed me to take whatever it was that I had and to make something out of it.

When you die you will not bring any possessions, but you will be accompanied by the song up into heaven…

To those who are struggling. To talk about a struggle, you're likely to forget about it. To be shown a struggle, you're likely not to forget it. But, to live through a struggle, you'll understand it.

I'm not going to go around with a long face - that's a waste of time

We're all God's children. We are all special people, and the Pope is no different.

Writing is the process of asking the next logical question.

When before the beauty of a sunset or a mountain, you pause and exclaim, 'Ah,' you are participating in divinity.

I might play a lot of dramatic roles, but I'm really sort of silly.

I kinda like the duality of California and the dark side, the underbelly of California.

The fluidity of thought is based on the flexibility of beliefs and the emotional boundaries surrounding them.

I'm not a drug user myself. I'm too little to take drugs - my body can't take it.