Sin is like a cancer that destroys step by step, sometimes so slowly we don't realize what's happening to us.
Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude.
Envy will merit, as its shade, pursue
The vanity of human life is like a river, constantly passing away, and yet constantly coming on.
Aurora now, fair daughter of the dawn, Sprinkled with rosy light the dewy lawn.
Fools admire, but men of sense approve.
Envy will merit as its shade pursue, But like a shadow, proves the substance true.
Songwriters I've always been drawn to are people who deal with something of depth in the lyric writing. . . . I've always been influenced by the folk song, the storytelling tradition in folk music. And so for years I wrote mostly story songs. I still do that, but as I've gone on, it's gotten a little more personal. I used to write mostly in the third person. I write a little more in the first person now.
Performing is about developing empathy, which leads us to a broader view of the world and encourages us to develop compassion; so we can comfort each other and not be so brutal with each other.
It ought to have gangsters, and aeroplanes and a lot of automatic pistols.
when the human race is not grotesque it is because it is asleep and losing its opportunity.