...we're all in a soup of trying to live by words, and trying to live by poetry. It's both humbling, and really flattering to know that my words are part of all that.

Sometimes life gives us lessons sent in ridiculous packaging.

Milwaukee one of my favorite cites; I think Milwaukee is #1.

In the laughing times we know that we are lucky, and in the quiet times we know that we are blessed. And we will not be alone.

I'm becoming a professional nomad and enjoying that whole part of my life.

And where does magic come from? I think that magic's in the learning.

God looks like a guidance counselor, God's got that smile. God says, 'How could this be? That's really odd I guess I'll have to check my records, silly me, you know, I'm only God.'

And if I had a camera Showing all the light we give And showing where the light extends I'd give it to my friends

Writing 'February' made me realize that breaking form is a way of letting the song be human.

If you're looking for can-do, earthy-crunchy attitude then you've got to go to Wisconsin.

Sometimes I see myself fine, sometimes I need a witness. And I like the whole truth, but there are nights I only need forgiveness.

If I can't stay where I am, and I can't, then I will put all that I can into the going.

Once I came to acting, it was almost a thing where there weren't enough hours in the day to work on stuff because I was so passionate about it.

To me, the piano in itself is an orchestra.

Students can do experiments and investigate for themselves what's going on in restaurants, in our food system, and begin a process of learning.

I don't use the phrase 'I love you' very often, but I say it every time I talk to my children.

Islam is a religion of success. Unlike Christianity, which has as its main image, in the west at least, a man dying in a devastating, disgraceful, helpless death.

Rahul Dravid is a player who would walk on broken glass if his team asks him to

Without false modetsy, I don't think I have a fraction of the talent of either Bevan of Foot.

Talent is the gift plus the passion - a desire to succeed so intense that no force on earth can stop it.

There is no eloquence which does not agitate the soul.