In playing, I suppose my greatest gift was to express the way I felt or the willingness to express myself.

Every time you pick up your guitar to play, play as if it's the last time.

My driving philosophy about making music is that you can reduce it all down to one note if that note is played with the right kind of sincerity.

Risk is trying to control something you are powerless over.

Music survives everything, and like God, it is always present. It needs no help, and suffers no hindrance.

It's been up to me to inspire me.

One of the most beneficial things I've ever learned is how to keep my mouth shut.

All along this path I tread, my heart betrays my weary head, with nothing but my love to save, from the cradle to the grave.

Music became a healer for me. And I learned to listen with all my being. I found that it could wipe away all fear and confusion.

For me there is something primitively soothing about this music, and it went straight to my nervous system, making me feel ten feet tall.

There are people these days who can do things on the guitar which are beyond my reach. There's one guy who plays with Queen who can do things I would dream of doing. I sincerely mean that.

I don’t regret anything I was before because I still am.I only regret not having loved you.Put your hands in mineAnd let’s be quiet, surrounded by life.

Shoving feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken.

I raise the energiesof the people around me:my presence radiatesunconditional loveand inner peace.

It isn't important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.

They sayin I'm back, I agree with that.

The Supreme Court must serve as an independent check on abuses by the executive branch and the protector of our liberties, not a cheerleader for an imperial presidency.

DNA tells you all the secrets of life,’ he used to say. Except for one—how to live it.

I don't watch any television, hardly ever because I'm so busy. I always obviously watch my shows because I blog about it and talk about it, but no, I can watch the news in the morning and that's it.

Enjoying things which are pleasant; that is not the evil; it is the reducing of our moral self to slavery by them that is.

No matter the job or position you have, you have the power to create positive or negative experiences for your customers. Where do you lean?