Ultimately, intellectual work of this sort is its own reward, because it is focused on the only One whose recognition is important, the One before whom all hearts are open.

The Book that made the nation was destroying the nation.

Look after my heart - I've left it with you.

People need to be more aware of how they're affecting people.

Love, desire, ambition, faith - without them, life's so simple, believe me.

My purpose alone must be God's purpose.

My heart is sick / and I didn’t make it out.

If (a particular researcher) won't stop when you ask nicely, when you picket in front of his house, or when you burn his car, maybe he'll stop when you hit him over the head with a two-by-four.

I have so many opinions about everything it just comes out during my music. It's a battle for me. I try not to be preachy. That's a real danger.

For a long time I thought I was a poet, but that's a high title to claim.

If you can play well in the studio, you can play well on stage.

The Internet is a microcosm of society.