Life is not the mountaintops, it's the walking in between.

I have learned that you're not perfect, and that sometimes the one you love can burn you. But it's just the fool that's looking backwards: a bitter heart turns the love we made to ashes.

I never knew that I could love someone the way that I love you.

Other [artists'] music is really what you get most inspiration from, whether consciously or subconsciously. I like a lot of old music and a lot of soul music. I also really like a lot of new stuff.

The languor of Youth - how unique and quintessential it is! How quickly, how irrecoverably, lost!

Yeah, Mel! If she shoves you again, smack her in the face!" bellowed Mika.Kira glared at Mika. "I mean, beat her in the race!

Do we have a brain? Than use it. It's all you need to overcome a problem. That's the secret. That's my simple but powerful prescription for life, love, and success in a dangerous world.

I believe in justice, and I believe in people being held responsible for their actions.

Cubans are frantic when it comes to appreciating music.

I believe that President [George W.] Bush was correct. I thought that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, and I supported him steadfastly, and once we committed we should see it through.

One thing I hate about school committees today is that they cut arts programs out of the curriculum because they say the arts aren't a way to make a living.

I feel like I have things to say. And that's what I'm looking forward to.

The sea calm is the Absolute; the same sea in waves is Divine Mother.

It takes forty men with their feet on the ground to keep one man with his head in the air.