That is where my dearest and brightest dreams have ranged — to hear for the duration of a heartbeat the universe and the totality of life in its mysterious, innate harmony.

I had considered myself some kind of genius and had considerably underestimated the toils and difficulties encountered along the path to an art.

To hear for the duration of a heartbeat the universe and the totality of life in its mysterious, innate harmony.

desires are not killed by fulfilling them

Young people have many pleasures and many sorrows, because they have only themselves to think of.

Here's the thing about luck...you don't know if it's good or bad until you have some perspective.

I have a fan base that some people say is equal to that of signed artists' maybe even more.

If What you re doing now was enough to get what you want, you'd already have it.

There are worse things than being mad.

If you can find the line between sympathetic and creepy, you have reached a very funny area.

As brilliant an individual that Michael Jordan was, he was not successful until he got with a good team unit.

Being a role model, you just got to watch what you do.

An airplane stands for freedom, for joy, for the power to understand, and to demonstrate that understanding.

One of the blessings of becoming an adult is finally seeing my mom and dad as people, not just parents.

Too many of us hear without heeding, read without responding, confess without changing, profess without practicing, worship without witnessing, and seek without sharing.