If we had directions, it wouldn't be life. It would be an assignment. Grunt work.

Without God all things are permitted.

When the world came to, it came, not to its senses, but to its madness.

The ultimate test of a transformational leader is the ability to raise up a new generation of leaders.

I always felt that the musician's job was to provide an alternative source of information.

Let, then, the word be preached, and the sins of men will be rebuked, lust will be restrained, and some oppositions will be made against sin, though that be not the effect aimed at.

I think I'm realising more and more that I've got a job to do and I can't be doing the big nights out and working to my full potential the next day. I feel much better for it.

In order to reflect, think and plan, you must quiet yourself. You can't see your reflection in churning waters. Water must be still to see your reflection.

Look beneath the surface; let not the several quality of a thing nor its worth escape thee.

If you have a book to write, write it. If you want to record an album, record it. No need to wait for someone in a cubicle halfway across the country to decide if you're worthy.

The only question is whether you’re going to do it today or tomorrow. If you keep saying you’re going to do it tomorrow, you’ll never do it. You have to get on it today.