You know how I get angry sometimes? That's because it's the only way I can still feel. And I need to test myself, to make sure I'm really here.

For better or for worse, music is the language of memory. It is also the language of love.

The only difference between a wish and a prayer is that you're at the mercy of the universe for the first, and you've got some help with the second.

The music we listen to may not define who we are. But it’s a damn good start.

Prayer is like water - something you can't imagine has the strength or power to do any good, and yet give it time and it can change the lay of the land.

You have to understand what you’re missing before you can really feel a loss.

Anxiety's like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you very far.

Every life has a sound

So you know what mean when I say that I don't think anyone who falls in love has a choice. You're just pulled to that person like true north, whether it's good for you or bound to break your heart.

Better safe than sorry!

I always go by instinct and then wrestle with where by instinct brought me.

Every clarification breeds new questions.

What we need to do in this PC world is forget about unanimity of speech and unanimity of thought and we need to concentrate on being respectful of those people with whom we disagree.

Give not thyself up, then, to fire, lest it invert thee, deaden thee, as for the time it did me. There is a wisdom that is woe; but there is a woe that is madness.

Why did Nature create man? Was it to show that she is big enough to make mistakes, or was it pure ignorance?

Disorder can play a critical role in giving birth to new, higher forms of order.

In God we trust, everybody else bring data to the table.

The scriptures say to wake up from the deep sleep of ignorance, remain fully awake, remain conscious, & go on learning.

The life of faith is not only totally different from, but also diametrically opposite to, a life of feeling.