With so many ways to communicate at our disposal, we must not forget the transformative power of a live music experience and genuine human exchange.

The subway in New York is a great social experiment there are so many races and ways of life sitting together on each car.

Every now and then, you find a book that feels like it was keyed to your DNA.

It was generally believed, said Theophilus, that Orpheus learned his music from the birds. His small voice, piping after theirs, filled with all the secret stories of the earth.

Fear enslaves us, Truth sets us free and the only Truth is the Oneness.

Saying thank you is more than good manners. It is good spirituality.

I will always try to turn sights and sounds into words. I will always try to shape words into my singing poems.

I felt rich when I was 20 years old and my wife was paying my bills. Just being in a band, I've always felt blessed.

Computers are getting smarter all the time. Scientists tell us that soon they will be able to talk to us. (And by 'they', I mean 'computers'. I doubt scientists will ever be able to talk to us.)

Young people live in a society in which every institution becomes an "inspection regime" - recording, watching, gathering information and storing data.

I always wanted to be a teacher.

Of all the things that human beings did together, the sexual act was the one with the most various of reasons.