You can turn something into art just because of the way you tell people to look at it.

I think you can move to everything, but with some music you just want to sit still. Like Claude Debussy - I couldn't dance to that.

Sometimes people can get shitty, but you won't last in music industry by taking things personally.

When the wind is against you, like a kite, have your chord of faith rooted and you would fly highest ever.

It’s difficult to ever go back to the same places or people. You turn away, even for a moment, and when you turn back around, everything’s changed.

But as bad as I am, I'm proud of the fact that I'm worse than I seem

Well, you know, my name is Ced and I kinda consider myself an entertainer. Hey that ain't bad yeah, Cedric the Entertainer.

All architecture is great architecture after sunset.

We have no eternal allies, and we have not perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow.

I got my first exposure to Islam when I was 13.

All art is at once surface and symbol.

I'm still in love with what I do, with the idea of making things up, so hours when I write always feel like very blessed hours to me.