There is no sweeter innocence than our gentle sin

All you have is your fire And the place you need to reach Don't you ever tame your demons But always keep them on a leash

The song is about asserting yourself and reclaiming your humanity through an act of love.

No masters or kings when the ritual begins [making love] There is no sweeter innocence than our gentle sin In the madness and soil of that sad earthly scene Only then I am human Only then I am clean

The song, to me, is about what it is to be a human, what it is to love someone as a human being, and organizations that would undermine that, and undermine the more natural parts of being a person

Offer me that deathless death Good God, let me give you my life.

When I write songs, I try to remove myself a little bit. Obviously they're very personal to me, but it feels easier if I feel like I'm writing characters.

Art and music are the vehicle for the zeitgeist.

I think humans are driven by othering people, by defining themselves by who they are not and who is different from them. Human beings are in love with othering.

Will there be a time when equality will exist? I think given human nature there will always be conflict.

I think if more people would understand how simple and what really feminism is, I would imagine that most men I know are feminists without verbalising or saying so.

No religion is higher than humanity.

It is never too late to love.

Every dog has its day but it's not every dog that knows when he's having it.

For Democrats to win, they're going to have to address the needs of working people. They're going to have to address the needs of the middle class.

Every book is the wreck of a perfect idea.

Cowards cut and run, Marines never do.

Why can't we have patience and expect good things to take time?

I wasn't taking so many drugs that it was messing up my creative processes. It was a very good period, 1968 - there was a good feeling in the air. It was a very creative period for everyone.

Are we going to do any thinking today, or is it going to be all math?

The president requested me to restore order in the national team. I have been designated to be part of the official delegation to Egypt to help boost the morale of our players.