I think I might write a book. I like writing. People have asked me if I would get into politics, but I think I feel a lot more effective being a representative of truth through the arts.

Sometimes it's better to have a benign dictator than a dumb democracy, to be honest.

We first fought... in the name of religion, then Communism, and now in the name of drugs and terrorism. Our excuses for global domination always change.

I think music has the ability to inspire people and to change hearts, and the heart has the power to change the mind, and the mind has the power to change the world.

The living ideas of the dead are more powerful and effective than the dead ideas of the living.

Life is that perfect fine line between ironies.

Pretending that we live doesn't make us alive.

Civilization is a failure. We need to think what we can do together in love and peace.

Science fails to recognize the single most potent element of human existence...faith.

Awareness in our society has flipped all types of injustice on its head.

We have the power to change our lives, and the world around us.

I beg your pardon, " I said. "But you do intend to eat me?

There is no truth beyond perception. How you look at things is the truth for you.

Most are inclined to recline into a reclining position, in order to enjoy the decline.

All problems become smaller if you don't dodge them but confront them.

It's just hard to travel in the shadow of regret. In fact, it's so hard that I actually haven't left yet.

Winston Churchill - fifty per cent genius, fifty per cent bloody fool.

I don't think anyone would care about my private life because I don't do anything. I'm at home with my dog.

Being a pianist allows me to play in any language.

I wear tweed jackets and button-down shirts. I am a 1955 graduate of Harvard University who drives a 1968 Mercedes.

That man is out of reach of harm in this life, who is sure of possessing heaven in the next. This is the portion of every believer.