The surest sign that a man has a genuine taste of his own is that he is uncertain of it.

Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.

Water is the soul of the Earth.

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.

We would rather be ruined than changed. We would rather die in our dread than climb the cross of the moment and let our illusions die.

Civilizations should be measured by the degree of diversity attained and the degree of unity retained.

Herds of reindeer move across Miles and miles of golden moss

All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.

'Healing,' Papa would tell me, 'is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.'

Few people take an interest in Iceland, but in those few the interest is passionate.

No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.

[W]hen all else fails, kill it with fire.

Executive power in any nation arguably has more in common with executive power in another country than with the citizens it should serve.

When a person is found less guilty than he is suspected, he is concluded more innocent than he really is.

I work so I don't need to make rent through my songs, and I think if more people engaged with music without needing it to provide for their welfare, you're not beholden to anyone.

The world is not there to please you. It's up to you to please the world.

Democracy has turned out to be not majority rule but rule by well-organized and well-connected minority groups who steal from the majority.

I don't know what truculent means, but if it's good, it's me

Our financial services and insurance cluster is one of Delaware's key economic drivers in the state.

In America, we have to learn to be patient enough to figure out what somebody is saying. Somebody might actually be saying something.

Where is home? Home is where the heart can laugh without shyness. Home is where the heart's tears can dry at their own pace.