Religious fanaticism is the most dangerous form of insanity.

But godhead is, after all, a matter of fact, not a matter of opinion: if a man is generally worshipped as a god then he is a god. And if a god ceases to be worshipped he is nothing.

You don't want captains in the army who know too much or think too much.

Not with a club, the Heart is brokenNor with a Stone –A Whip so small you could not see itI've known

I have been cheated out of being treated like a human being. In my reflection I saw an empty vessel. They had cheated me and I was desperate to make the sharp pain in my head stop.

Do I provoke as a method of investigation? Of course. That's the essence of architecture. Do I do it with gusto? I do.

It was the difference between walking with a stranger and walking with your heartmate. It was the difference between working for duty and working for love.

I am still fairly new to the whole social media thing - I am definitely tweeting and Facebooking. It's a nice way to connect with fans.

My parents were working in a hospital in Memphis. But I didn't live there for any length of time that I remember. The first thing I remember is the town in Mississippi that I live in now, Charleston.

What I do on stage, you won't catch me doing off stage. I mean, I think deep down I'm still kind of, like, timid and modest about a lot of things. But on stage, I release all that; I let it go.

I've been performing my whole life.

Everyone is flawed and everyone makes mistakes and is culpable.

Don’t recall. Don’t imagine. Don’t think. Don’t examine. Don’t control. Rest.