Nature is full of freaks, and now puts an old head on young shoulders, and then takes a young heart heating under fourscore winters.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

There is a lot of talk now about metal detectors and gun control. Both are good things. But they are no more a solution than forks and spoons are a solution to world hunger.

I never took sheet music seriously. I could do better myself just by listening to other people and using my own intuition.

The unit of every country is the family and the strength of the country is based on the smiles of the children and songs of the adults.

What I don't like about the music industry is everything. It's very Satanic, people are evil, they talk about money, they talk about things that don't really matter, and they brainwash everybody.

All of them - my father, mother, step-mother, and grandmother - were all wonderful actors and performers and they are an inspiration to me, both in their craft and in their humanity.

We don't see clearly because we don't see with the eyes of our heart.

Those who won our independence believed that the final end of the state was to make men free to develop their faculties.

Shallows where a lamb could wade and depths where an elephant would drown.

I may not be able to keep fighting for money... but I will always have to fight for my dignity, because that's who I am.

If it's enough money, I'll play the North Pole.