Shared interests are great, but not essential. Shared emotional states are what you're after.

One of the most common mistakes people make in any conversation is to think about what they want to say next instead of actually listening to what the other person is saying.

Let the conversation flow at its own pace, don't try to rush it or control it. You need to let go and be part of the conversation.

You don't need to crave anything, because you are already everything. It's all here, right now.

The number one reason conversations stall out is that you are not listening well enough.

I have wanted only one thing to make me happy. That thing is everything.

Want is an empty void — your real value is full and abundant.

Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.

The revolution is a dictatorship of the exploited against the exploiters.

Not one death but many, not accumulation but change, the feed-back proves, the feed-back is the law

Music is the language of the heart, and conservatives always screw it up.

All the records I've made have pretty much been big club turntable records. You need to feel the rhythm.

There is no surer mark of the absence of the highest moral and intellectual qualities than a cold reception of excellence.

Learning to drive is a scary thing for a parent. I had to basically lie to get the keys when I was a kid.

Heartbreak makes us stronger; it's an opportunity for spiritual growth. How can you understand someone else's pain if you have not yourself suffered?