What i'm saying is that the sun always rises. Fortune's a mix of good and bad luck. Like they say/ good luck and bad luck are strands of the same rope.

If it took your authentic voice to get you there, it will take your authentic voice to keep you there. Your job is to keep listening.

The most striking feature of contemporary culture is the unslaked craving for transcendence.

I thought you were sane," I said, "but you're just as crazy as the rest of them.

If classical music is the state of the art, then the arts are in a sad state.

Beauty is a valuable asset, but it is not the whole cheese.

Why go further and further, Look, happiness is right here. Learn how to grab hold of luck, For luck is always there.

High above hate I dwell, O storms! farewell.

I think my music has a big message, and I think when people really get into it, it does help their life sometimes. It inspires me; it's my favorite part about my job.

I'm always fascinated by losers. Also, in my "Foucault's Pendulum," the main characters, who are in a way losers, they are more interesting than the winners.

Decisions, not conditions, determine what a man is.