Like first love, the heart of Russia will not forget you.

A thought, once uttered, is untrue

There is an untroubled harmony in everything, a full consonance in nature; only in our illusory freedom do we feel at variance with it.

Homeland of patience, land of the Russian people.

I love poetry and my country above all else in the world.

Stevie Wonder's records introduced me to '70s soul when I was 12 or 13.

It's not about being right, it's about getting it right.

Self-hate doesn't create enlightenment. It just causes you to not enjoy the current moment.

From when you are young, through middle age, you must grow to the point that you glow, so that your light lets people feel the blessings, the virtues, and the happiness.

I rarely assess live shows after I play them.

The exception does not prove the rule.

If you take different mythologies from different cultures, the names may change and the story lines may vary but there is always something in common.

You never change people by fighting their existing reality.

The need here is professional closeness tempered by emotional distance.

Nobody should ever doubt that in the washing of rebirth (Titus 3:5) absolutely all sins, from the least to the greatest, are altogether forgiven.