I need thy presence every passing hour; What but thy grace can foil the tempter's power?

Teach me. Lord, my true condition; Bring me childlike to Thy knee; Stripped of every low ambition, Willing to be led by Thee.

Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven; To his feet thy tribute bring. Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, Who like me his praise should sing?

Abide with me: fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide.

A scrip on my back, and a staff in my hand, I march on in haste through an enemy's land; The road may be rough, but it cannot be long; And I'll smooth it with hope, and I'll cheer it with song.

Change and decay in all around I see.

Adding sound to movies would be like putting lipstick on the Venus de Milo.

I like to borrow forms and quotes and use a lot of allusions, in both poetry and music.

Without style, there can be no identity.

I always saw myself as a singer-songwriter, a solo-artist, that's why working with other artists was never satisfying for me.

I have drawn inspiration from the Marine Corps, the Jewish struggle in Palestine and Israel, and the Irish

My name has opened doors and slammed doors shut.

It is difficult to systematically beat the market. But it is not difficult to systematically throw money down a rat hole by generating commissions and other costs.

I can rest when I'm dead.

If the truth be known, we are on the verge of losing an entire generation of our young people, killing and dying in the streets of America.

Should your riches increase, let your mind keep pace with them.