A "sin" is something which is not necessary.

A man is never the same for long. He is continually changing. He seldom remains the same even for half an hour.

A man can only attain knowledge with the help of those who possess it. This must be understood from the very beginning. One must learn from him who knows.

Laughter relieves us of superfluous energy, which, if it remained unused, might become negative, that is, poison. Laughter is the antidote.

A "sin" is something which is not necessary.

Without struggle, no progress and no result. Every breaking of habit produces a change in the machine.

Religion is doing; a man does not merely think his religion or feel it, he lives his religion as much as he is able, otherwise it is not religion but fantasy or philosophy.

A 'sin' is something which is not necessary.

A lot of times, I don't feel responsible for the songs myself. But that's my job or my place in life: to keep my search and catch the ideas before they pass me by.

One of my favorite ways to eat albacore is tuna poke.

The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity.

When I was 8 years old, it mattered what my favorite singer said and wore and expressed opinions about.

We have a tendency to think everyone's idiotic and everyone's only doing something idiotic, and the world is controlled by a not-so-secret group of morons. There's great truth in that, I suppose, but then it's also not true.

Conversation like certain portions of the anatomy always runs more smoothly when lubricated.

I think, when I started writing songs, my voice just became another tool. It wasn't something that I was going to try desperately to woo a listener. As long as I'm using my voice in a way that helps people understand what I'm trying to say, then I feel like I'm doing all right.

A clever girl may pass through the phase of foolish miss on the way to sensible woman.

Patients reported that their psychedelic sessions were an invaluable experiential training for dying.

What I really wanted to do, actually, was stay home and be a mom and have some more kids.

Dick Van Dyke was my first idol. He's an amazing physical comedian, like a classic clown, but also very smart and not afraid to show vulnerability.

Oh, I'm a great believer in the power of the pause. Radio is a bit brasher now. My style was slower. I just used to go in, open the microphone and say the first thing that came into my head.

Strings of gravity vibrate at a different frequency than strings of light.

If you write something, and you believe in it, you'd like to see sixty million people moved by it.

Grace, respect, reserve, and empathetic listening are qualities sorely missing from the public discourse now.

It's not so much the dressing up, but I love the idea of moving and existing in a different time.

As cheesy as it sounds, nothing beats a smile and a bit of confidence! As long as you feel good on the inside, you can still look beautiful without any makeup at all.

Life is about change. Sometimes it's painful. Sometimes it's beautiful. But most of the time, it's both.

The bonds of love are what connect us to the other side.

In any interview, you do say more or less than you mean.

Folk-punk artists like This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb or Paul Baribeau were popular in the Florida punk community. I saw people early on combine roots music with more aggressive music.

There is a sense in which we have - like, I go in to teach a class; I may be somewhat different than I would be talking to you, although it's related because it's public. I'm very different with my roommate or my lover or my cats. But I don't know if that means you're acting, really, if you're being truthful.

It is a culture voice, but it is a very American culture voice, and I am very used to English culture voice. So I had to work like hell to flatten those R's.

I'd love to a duet with Luther Vandross.