There are only two noble pursuits in life: knowledge and love.

Today we know that centralization and big bureaucracies have not, as promised, been the answer for promoting better opportunities for society.

Isolation is a self-defeating dream.

It seems everyone's so worried about getting hurt that they forget about letting love happen.

A single tree in the tropical forest in the south of Mexico has more different species than some European countries.

True love is not giving power to the other person, but instead is empowering you to make that person happy.

Love is not about chasing someone; it's not about being chased or being the one chasing. It's about chasing after dreams and if in that pursuit someone runs parallel to you, that is love.

Globalization is a fact of economic life

Archeology and ecology can go hand in hand.

The use and threat of force, when world peace is not in danger, are no longer valid frames of reference for achieving the ends sought today by sovereign nations.

Even if love doesn't stay, be thankful for the visit.

Live life by the abc's...adventure, bravery and creativity.

His father always treated him as if he were capable of great things. Which made him want to accomplish great things.

Every country has its sacred culture.

But silence is not a natural environment for stories. They need words. Without them they grown pale, sicken and die. And then they haunt you.

I felt pressured by continuous touring.

Happiness in the ordinary sense is not what one needs in life, though one is right to aim at it. The true satisfaction is to come through, and see those whom one lives come through.

I have left my book, I have left my room, For I heard you singing Through the gloom.

The time has come for us to envision ourselves as spiritual beings of light and love.

I'm so hard on myself that when I'm in the studio, I'll write 10 songs and only use one. So those nine songs that are left over, I always think, 'Where could these go? Who could they be for?'

I love rich people. Any time I needed a job, I went to a rich person. I like poor people, but they never had a job for me.