I often need a long time to understand things, to imagine a painting I might make.
There is new strength, repose of mind, and inspiration in fresh apparel.
The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind.
There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.
It is easy to be pleasant when life flows by like a song, but the man worth while is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong. For the test of the heart is trouble, and it always comes with years, and the smile that is worth the praises of earth is the smile that shines through the tears.
A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results.
So many gods, so many creeds, so many paths that wind and wind while just the art of being kind is all the sad world needs.
I've never really presumed to know what my fans want or like. When I'm making the music, I just chase whatever I find interesting that day and luckily there are people who find it interesting as well.
The notion that science and spirituality are somehow mutually exclusive does a disservice to both.
If we looked down at the world from space, we would not see any demarcations of national boundaries. We would simply see one small planet, just one.
Show me a dog who still cannot perform a task after it has been trained over and over again, and I'll tell you who the slow learner is.