But I really love music, and having a creative outlet is really the best thing you can do for yourself.

I hope I'm better today than I was yesterday. I don't believe in glory days or anything like that, so I think the best is tomorrow or later this afternoon!

Choke me in the shallow water before I get too deep.

Becoming a mom made me more contentious about expressing my true taste.

I'm not aware of too many things, I know what I know, if you know what I mean.

You feel like a prisoner if you don't create. You're jailed up inside of yourself.

Religion is a smile on a dog.

But who cares? I can honestly look back and realize that everything happened for a reason. Everything that fell apart has fallen back into place beautifully and magically.

There's nothing I hate more than nothing.

When I look at my kids, and the ease with which they pick up music, I wish I had that.

It's hard to believe that you're really here, so I just pretend that you're not here.

One who abuses his power, unaware that one day will be the victim of his own abuses

Meditation is not evasion

We can never intimidate and discourage the people who voice their words with courage. The essence of freedom rests precisely here - in the freedom of expression of the people. And we must protect it.

The important thing here to understand is that the people that are at Guantanamo are bad people. I mean, these are terrorists for the most part.

Value is a relative concept: the value of each action is determined by comparing it with other possible actions.

At the height of the McCarthy period, writers were being hounded.

Henri Nouwen once asked Mother Teresa for spiritual direction. Spend one hour each day in adoration of your Lord, she said, and never do anything you know is wrong. Follow this and you'll be fine.

The completion of my undergraduate training at the University of California (Berkeley) provided just the needed touches of rigor at advanced levels in both economics and mathematics.

Generally it's not a good idea to wear Banana Republic - type khaki journalist clothes in a war zone. You might look too much like something that's supposed to be shot, such as a journalist.

There are leaders and there are those who lead. Leaders hold a position of power or influence. Those who lead inspire us.