Many who have found Jesus Christ wanting in time of need have God confused with a genii.

When God asks a question, it is always rhetorical.

We can read a good spiritual book in search of information or in search of God. We will find only what we're looking for.

If it is true, as God says, that we are as we think, we risk becoming what we most fear if our fear is stronger than our love.

The nature of a true seeker after beauty is to overlook flaws.

Who but the Christian, among the religions of the world and throughout time, worships a God who loves him so much that he died an agonizing and wretched death to pay for his sins?

It is not sufficient for artistic expressions to serve as "signposts declaring what it is to be fully human." They should impart a vision of what it can be to become divine.

Judging art is like caging a bird. Instead of seeing it soar, you can only watch it flutter.

Art--music, painting, sculpture, dance, drama--opens doors to our soul, exposing our lives to whom or what we allow to enter.

No one can take credit for inspiration or creativity.

Writers block occurs when a writer has nothing to say. Unfortunately not all writers experience it.

Moderation is the key to lasting enjoyment.

If you believe in God, believe in Death Row East.

So until we meet again, I am thinking of you always; I love you; I wish you were here...in my arms.

There are so many different ways to say "I love you" and to talk about love in the songs.

I was initiated as a Buddhist monk at the age of 19, but I think that initiation is simply a starting point.

I had a dog that was so lazy, he had a prerecorded bark.

I think getting stoned has made me buy a lot of bad albums, because when I'm stoned I think everything is amazing.

Humoring them costs nothing and adds to happiness in a world in which happiness is always in short supply.

My philosophy is if you're going to work 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for not a whole lot of money, why work for someone you're not gonna be loyal to?

I'm always loading my brain with new ways of looking at something.