There is a geography of the human spirit, common to all peoples.

Walking. I am listening to a deeper way. Suddenly all my ancestors are behind me. Be still, they say. Watch and listen. You are the result of the love of thousands.

Some people see scars, and it is wounding they remember. To me they are proof of the fact that there is healing.

There is a way that nature speaks, that land speaks. Most of the time we are simply not patient enough, quiet enough, to pay attention to the story.

tears have a purpose. they are what we carry of the ocean, and perhaps we must become the sea, give ourselves to it, if we are to be transformed.

We make art out of our loss.

It is a paradox in the contemporary world that in our desire for peace we must willingly give ourselves to struggle.

Poetry has its own laws speaking for the life of the planet. It is a language that wants to bring back together what the other words have torn apart.

The crocodile doesn't harm the bird that cleans his teeth for him. He eats the others but not that one.

Mystery is part of each life, and maybe it is healthier to uphold it than to spend a lifetime in search of half-made answers.

Telling about our lives is important for those who come after as, for those who will see our experience as part of their own historical struggle.

I believe that the mind can be permanently profaned by the habit of attending to trivial things.

Myth embodies the nearest approach to absolute truth that can be stated in words.

I am partial to ladies if they are nice. I suppose it is my nature. I am not quite a gentleman but you would hardly notice it.

I've been surfing almost as long as I've been playing music.

It's the duty of art to ask questions, not to provide answers. And if you want a clearer answer, I'll have to pass.

I really love music but I've always wanted to act.

I've always loved the drama and the creating of a role and performance and all that comes with that, but I then also kind of like to have just the white picket fence life if that makes sense.

Obviously there are a lot of 12-year-olds over in America who are incredible singers.

We stand for the segregation of the races and the racial integrity of each race.

It's almost impossible to overpay the truly extraordinary CEO... but the species is rare.