It’s a cliché - but true - that life is not a dress rehearsal. You get to do it once, so do it well.

Focused will is incredible. If you have a dream and you don’t give up no matter what obstacles come up, then life’s problems will fall away and you will get what you want. It happens. It works.

The greatest things in life - truth, creativity, imagination, love, kindness, compassion -are already inside us, and they're all free.

Sometimes we get caught up in our troubles and our problems and we let life slip away, but life is precious, all of life, and one must try to take in as much of it as possible.

Of all the forces that are exerted on us over our lifetime, at least for me, love has been the most powerful of all.

There’s a very deep connection among human beings. All we have to do is open our minds to it.

I tend to avoid writing music about initial reactions to situations, like frustration or anger. I’d rather wait till I go through the problem, and write about the learning that took place.

A simple life is good with me. I don't need a whole lot. For me, a T-shirt, a pair of shorts, barefoot on a beach and I'm happy.

No matter what happens in life, never lose sight of who you are.

My father taught me that one of the most important abilities in life is to be able to take the pain and persevere, and for years this lesson had served me well.

The most important battle is one to conquer yourself.

She tasted like a Chateau Margaux, perfectly rounded, slightly plumy with an aftertaste of ripe berries.

Life is the sum of habits, only occasionally disturbed by a thought.

I'm swimming in your cadences that you permeate my very language.

The man who forgives pays a tremendous price - the price of the evil he forgives.

The United States is hacked by everybody.

It's great working with directors and with somebody else's vision.

Everything is vain and tortures the spirit instead of calming and satisfying it.

Until teachers get their due it is difficult to bring about a change.

Animals are not here for us to do as we please with. We are not their superiors, we are their equals. We are their family. Be kind to them.

The president has very little effect on the economy. If you want to put blame or credit, the main person who influences the business cycle is the head of the Federal Reserve Bank.