I'd decided to take the risk, and either I'd succeed or else.

Focused will is incredible. If you have a dream and you don’t give up no matter what obstacles come up, then life’s problems will fall away and you will get what you want. It happens. It works.

The greatest things in life - truth, creativity, imagination, love, kindness, compassion -are already inside us, and they're all free.

Sometimes we get caught up in our troubles and our problems and we let life slip away, but life is precious, all of life, and one must try to take in as much of it as possible.

Of all the forces that are exerted on us over our lifetime, at least for me, love has been the most powerful of all.

There’s a very deep connection among human beings. All we have to do is open our minds to it.

I tend to avoid writing music about initial reactions to situations, like frustration or anger. I’d rather wait till I go through the problem, and write about the learning that took place.

A simple life is good with me. I don't need a whole lot. For me, a T-shirt, a pair of shorts, barefoot on a beach and I'm happy.

No matter what happens in life, never lose sight of who you are.

My father taught me that one of the most important abilities in life is to be able to take the pain and persevere, and for years this lesson had served me well.

The most important battle is one to conquer yourself.

To ugly ducklings everywhere, Don't worry about those fluffy yellow morons:They'll never get to be swans

Trouble is you never knew her. Died too soon. It's always a pity when they die too soon, but maybe it's worse when they live too long.

A broken friendship that is mended through forgiveness can be even stronger than it once was.

A woman will feel emotionally secure when you can listen to her stories. Then she will learn to love you.

I began to realize that poverty was really more of a choice than anything else and that I could change that. And it just really depended on how hard I wanted to work.

When you do take the home pregnancy test, it doesn't quite seem real. But when you see the baby and the heartbeat on the ultrasound, it's so incredible.

I'm the guy who reputedly denies that people experience colors or pains, and thinks that thermostats think — just ask my critics.

When people accept futility and the absurd as normal, the culture is decadent.

In every ancient culture, there are rituals to mortify the body as a way of understanding that the energy of the soul is indestructible.

You change or you hide your head in the sand.