I believe everybody is spiritual and no one is any more spiritual than anyone else.

Only in spontaneity can we be who we truly are.

The whole point of working and practicing your whole life is so that you're ready when that moment arrives; when the inspiration arrives, you are ready to be at the disposal of inspiration.

Music speaks from spirit to spirit and in that sense you could call it a true spiritual language.

Spirituality is worthless if it's not practical. Music is my work. I am a musician.

I practice all the scales. Everyone should know lots of scales. Actually, I feel there are only scales. What is a chord, if not the notes of a scale hooked together?

My entire life is dedicated to music, and at my age, that makes a lot of years! But all the work and dedication is only that I'm able to forget myself and let the music do the 'talking.'

There are two kinds of success. One is musical or artistic and the other is commercial.

I'm not any different from you or the guy down the street or across the globe, we're all connected in some way and hopefully my music can integrate that feeling of human connectedness.

I'm never trying to preach to anybody with my music, but I'm aware of the universal nature of the human experience and I try to reach out and connect with people in that manner.

The music dictates to me which instrument I use. I'm basically waiting for orders as it were.

Today's make believe is tomorrow's creativity.

I always imagined I could be what I wanted to be.

A country cannot simultaneously prepare and prevent war.

Increasing the power of the state in response to the Soviet menace would not defeat socialism in Russia but bring it to the United States.

The glasses were half full, which meant that the guests were completely so

The reality of it is I think the GOP - Republicans and certainly conservatives - will partner with the Tea Party movement around this country.

During the season of Lent which begins today, we renew our commitment to the path of conversion, making more room for God in our lives.

Prayer is a grace through which we pour ourselves out before God and through which He calls us into His presence.

Promises were like bad checks, easy to write and hard to cash.

A lot of people don't remember anything since 'Ice Ice Baby,' but I've got 3 records out since then and they're all successes - but not commercially.