I was always more interested in story songs, things with a point of view... and things that informed me.

Being a good songwriter means paying attention and sticking your hand out the window to catch the song on the way to someone else's house!

Your own voice is the voice that carries you through life the best.

Live well. Sing out, sing loud, and sing often. And God bless the child that's got a song.

I've always been a very prolific writer.

It was nice to focus on things outside of my body. Music has always done that for me.

I feel like, in some ways, I'm just a journalist.

Grace sat down where the chair wasn't.

With compassion, we see benevolently our own human condition and the condition of our fellow beings. We drop prejudice. We withhold judgment.

Our relationship with nature has changed radically, irreversibly, but by no means all for the bad. Our new epoch is laced with invention. Our mistakes are legion, but our talent is immeasurable.

This extends to all things, but you only learn it by losing a few times.

Life is a circus ring, with some moments more spectacular than others.

When I see two women kissing, my only physical reaction is a strong desire to vomit in both of their mouths.

My wife and I have a perfect understanding. I don't try to run her life, and I don't try to run mine.

Well Mandira, I hope not. You see, I started both their careers. And as far as i can remember, I started yours too.

I have devoted my energies to the study of the scriptures, observing monastic discipline, and singing the daily services in church; study, teaching, and writing have always been my delight.