To abandon the principle of simplicity would be to abandon all reasoning about the external world

It has been said that the question, 'Why is there something rather than nothing?' is so profound that it would occur only to a metaphysician, yet so simple that it would occur only to a child.

You have to have a temperamental attraction to dangerous ideas.

When you are trying to understand the world, it is unwise to assume that you occupy a privileged position in it.

Having just enough life to enjoy being dead.

I did so want to hear a singer. I miss the sound of a woman's voice, the way they look and smell.

The reason we haven't yet fully understood the Jesus story is that we are gospel-based rather than Bible-based Christians!

To me, patriotism means dedication to the principles on which the country was founded and a willingness to stand firm and fight for these principles regardless of what the government says or does

The Civic Culture (and The Civic Culture Revisited) remains the best study of comparative political culture in our time.

I think musicians like me are drawn to those older desks, not just because they're legend and lore but also because they do something really specific that is hard to emulate or re-create digitally.

There is nothing as tragic as being alive and not enjoying life... Life should be celebrated!

There is no element of genius without some form of madness.

To me, the whole process of being a brush stroke in someone else's painting is a little difficult

It's amazing that no matter how much money you have, you can make some bad decisions, and in five months you're on the street, begging.

We must believe what is good and true about the prophets, that they were sages, that they did understand what proceeded from their mouths, and that they bore prudence on their lips.