This moment of dawning is called taqwa - God-consciousness, and ihsan - awareness. Suddenly you know that God can see you and knows you, even if you do not know or see Him.

The press Yazoo were receiving were focused on the voice, This obviously was about trends.

I spend a lot of time copying saxophone players and trumpet players.

To my mind Keep Yourself Alive was never really satisfactory. Never had that magic that it should have had.

I think it's going to be a pivot of spirit for the country, a period of smart deals for the country, a stronger military.

Robin Williams was the kind of generous person who would do things but not want to receive public credit for it.

I never get tired of hearing compliments.

The arts are statistically proven to increase independent thinking, creativity, discipline, balance, and academic improvement in children.

You don't have to be brought up in a grand house to have a sense of the past, and I truly believe that there are certain people to whom or through whom the territory - the place, the past - speaks.

Take love when love is given.

Much more devastating than frustration is the emotion of disappointment.