I'm not one to call out an individual and say "I don't think that is honest." Who am I to know what is in their heart while they are singing it?

You make beautiful things, You make beautiful things out of the dust

Burnout is what happens when you try to avoid being human for too long.

The noise around us determines how we speak. And how we listen. Just as a conversation suffers in a war zone, art suffers in a culture built on noise. So does our enjoyment of it.

Any religious, philosophical or political idea that doesn't lead one towards love ought to be forsaken

Faith comes from listening to the right stories.

Money is not the root of all kinds of evil. The love of money is. It’s also the root of a lot of bad art.

Spend your energy on things you believe in, and do them honestly and to the best of your ability.

Art is the body's pronunciation of the soul.

Art, along with all work is the ordering of creation toward the intention of the creator.

Pain is as common as skin, we all experience it. It unites us all. Fortunately, that's not the whole story.

No amount of wealth or power can ever make you a rich as a free man.

To love those who hate us is to refuse to borrow their hatred.

I moved to the city in August of 1980, and someone I thought was a friend had an apartment in this wedding cake of a building, so I slept on her couch for a few days.

Although attempting to bring about world peace through the internal transformation of individuals is difficult, it is the only way.

In every affair consider what precedes and what follows, and then undertake it

Every one hath a foole in his sleeve.

Flirting with death is the spice of life.

Many receive advice, few profit by it.

Interactivity and a better experience aren't always the same thing.

America must remain freedom's staunchest friend, for freedom is our best ally and it is the world's only hope to conquer poverty and preserve peace.