There may be a brighter star. But through my eyes the light of you is all I see.

Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand.

Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn't mean he lacks vision.

We all have hearts.... If you have a heart, love somebody. If you have enough heart, love everybody.

Music, at its essence, is what gives us memories. And the longer a song has existed in our lives, the more memories we have of it.

It feels better to love than to hate.

You can't base your life on other people's expectations.

What I'm not confused about is the world needing much more love, no hate, no prejudice, no bigotry and more unity, peace and understanding. Period.

I am what I am. I love me! And I don't mean that egotistically - I love that God has allowed me to take whatever it was that I had and to make something out of it.

When you're moving in the positive, your destination is the brightest star.

Apparently rational justifications will never explain all sorts of the different feelings and raw emotions art invoke in people.

I think I understand something about space. I think the job of a sculptor is spatial as much as it is to do with form.

It is true that I do not speak as well as I can think. But that is true of most people, as nearly as I can tell.

You don't count the dead, when god's on your side.

Heart broken-he felt a deep ache in his chest, like that of a sore muscle, and each beat of his heart pained him

Humanity is cutting down its forests, apparently oblivious to the fact that we may not be able to live without them.

My books standing there on the shelf do not know that I have written them.

The miracle often lies outside our comfort zone.

Can you ever get off for good behavior?" he joked. I gave him what I hoped was a seductive smile as I found my seat. "Sure," I called over my shoulder. "If I was ever good.

I can't think of any relatives that ever went into science.