As the days went by, my frustration festered like an outhouse during a Jamaican summer.

Even the worst humans in the history of the world didn’t grow up thinking, "I hope I slaughter an entire race of people when I’m an adult".

My name is one best whispered in terror in a dark corner.

With timid curiosity, I asked, “what do you mean the old bodies get reused?

I said I love youwhen what I meant to say was"I’m afraid of being alone."I said I need youwhen what I meant to say was"I need to learn how to love myself.

For each door of sadness that opens, there are a thousand means of shutting it...

I have a present for you.” He raised his eye brows. “I don’t like your surprises.” “You’ll like this one. Close your eyes.

I can’t stop traffic on Fifth Avenue, not unless I walk in front of an oncoming cab.

By growing a spiritual practice, we are given all that we need.

Our cultural dilemma has nothing to do with children who don't read very well. It lies instead in the difficulty of finding a way to restore meaning and purpose to modern life.

I don't bring any ideology or barriers with me into my music.

To play today in London, next week in Madrid and the week after that in Warsaw is a bit better than playing Newark and Baltimore and Philadelphia. I've been doing that for 20 years.

Cookery is become an art, a noble science; cooks are gentlemen.

Democracy means the power of the people and the possibility of influencing the governing parties. Russia had had enough experience with a one-party-system - we will not go back there.