I have been a film buff all my life and believe that the finest cinema is fully the equal of the best novels.

There are things you break that can't be put back together again. And Kashmir may be one of them.

Rock and roll music - the music of freedom frightens people and unleashes all manner of conservative defense mechanisms.

What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.

One of the extraordinary things about human events is that the unthinkable becomes thinkable.

Language is courage: the ability to conceive a thought, to speak it, and by doing so to make it true.

‘Respect for religion’ has become a code phrase meaning ‘fear of religion.’ Religions, like all other ideas, deserve criticism, satire, and, yes, our fearless disrespect.

In the cookie of life, friends are the chocolate chips.

Language upon a silvered tongue affords enchantment enough.

The whole story of migration and what that has done in interconnecting the planet is obviously something I've written about a lot.

faith without doubt is addiction

If after hearing my songs just one human being is inspired to say something nasty to a friend or perhaps to strike a loved one it will all have been worth the while.

Anyone who experienced World War I close-hand was grossed out by it forever. It just was so awful.

I think there's a tremendous split between people who've been through a war and people who haven't.

How pleasant it is to have money.

Arithmetic is where numbers fly like pigeons in and out of your head.

When your teammate looks you in the eye and holds you accountable, that's the greatest kind of leadership there is

Jesus' philosophy in life seemed to be, "Let's confuse as many people for as long as we can". He was an enigma. I felt I could have no better role model.

The 'how's' are the domain of the universe. It always knows the shortest, quickest, fastest, most harmonious way between you and your dream.

I would lying if I said I would laugh in the face of death.

If people are innately saddled with certain sins and flaws, like selfishness, prejudice, sort-sightedness, and self-deception, then political reform would seem to be a waste of time.