Not being able to read and write music is not the same as being illiterate in speech and writing.

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.

Call it Irony or destiny of life, but the fact is I failed to make a living from what 'I loved doing the most' nor did I justify for what I was paid for!

God’s secrets are revealed to us through the inter-communication of the spirit of man withthe Spirit of God.

The realest of cats love with all of their being...

Both now and for always, I intend to hold fast to my belief in the hidden strength of the human spirit.

I am, in the end, what you made me.

Music has been more, you know, the only thing I've ever known.

She only felt that the candle would burn better, the packing go easier, the world be happier, if she could give and receive some human love.

Being alone feels more honest.

Always trust computer games.

One of the things I get amused by is when my opponent talks about the middle class.