Whether consciousness is implanted in us by something divine, or whether it is created by the efforts of our brains, the end result is the same. We are.

How do you judge the brightness of a light when you’re the source? A spotlight can never see the shadows it casts.

The measure of a man is not how much he suffers in the test, but how he comes out at the end.

We'll never be ready. So I guess that means we're as ready as we'll ever be.

Respect doesn't come without a little resentment.

Griping is for those without a plan of action...

Difficult times often bring out the best in people.

I am so thankful for the genius of Phil Spector, for his recognition of my talent to be the main voice of his Wall of Sound.

How you ever gonna know if you're the best? How you ever gonna know what you believe in, if you don't put it to the test?

I see what's behind everything the director wants to do.

I've lived my life dealing with everybody. And that's how it's always been for me.

I used to think hard work made me come alive, honestly. I used to have a daily work schedule with millions of things on it and I thought, "This is wonderful!"

Where our language suggests a body and there is none: there, we should like to say, is a spirit.

The Soul of the World is nourished by people's happiness. And also by unhappiness, envy, and jealousy. To realize one's Personal Legend is a person's only real obligation. All things are one.

[To the bishop who suggested the widowed queen now consider herself 'as married to Christ':] That's what I call twaddle!

The world gets better as soon as people start doing exactly what they're great at.