I discovered that those who seldom dwell on their emotions know better than anyone else just what an emotion is.

I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.

There is no such thing as an empty space or an empty time. There is always something to see, something to hear. In fact, try as we may to make a silence, we cannot.

Everything you do is music, and everywhere is the best seat.

The act of listening is in fact an act of composing.

The world is no longer a romantic place; some of its people still are however, and therein lies the promise. Don't let the world win.

It is not irritating to be where one is. It is only irritating to think one would like to be somewhere else.

If something is boring after two minutes, try it for four. If still boring, then eight. Then sixteen. Then thirty-two. Eventually one discovers that it is not boring at all.

I have nothing to say, and I am saying it.

Good music can act as a guide to good living.

Look at everything. Don't close your eyes to the world around you. Look and become curious and interested in what there is to see.

Unconditional love is the greatest gift of all" ~ The Soul Bearers, by Sylvia Massara

Some friends give bad advice because they live a bad life.

Our ancient experience confirms at every point that everything is linked together, everything is inseparable.

I think a lot of the American people feel more than a little disappointed that the high-water mark for human exploration was 1969. The dream of human space travel has almost died for a lot of people.

Planning a career, I always find a tricky thing, because I don't have much of a plan, really.

So Now You're Death: Here's What You'll Need

And will I like being called a jazz-baby? You will love it.

That's stupid. If anyone sees themselves in ten years they're lying to themselves first.

Men of action usually win - that is one of their distinctive features.

It never occurred to me that I was going to have to talk to a camera. I don't know if I can do this.