Experience has taught that politics is a game played by conmen and hypocrites.

Spirituality can go hand-in-hand with ruthless single-mindedness when the individual is convinced his cause is just

You cannot have a society of angels except in heaven

There is a graceless human tendency to wish upon others the ills visited upon oneself. Instead of pointing successors towards short cuts, you relish seeing them clambering through identical hoops.

Can all you worries add a single moment to your life? Of course not!

I love doing film soundtracks and working with directors on how they want the scene to be portrayed on audio as opposed to visual. I like the collaborative effort of working with people.

The natural effect of low interest is to increase trade and industry; because undertakings of every kind can be prosecuted with greater advantage.

Keep expectation alive. Keep stirring it up. Let much promise more, and great deeds herald greater.

All that God does is for the good.

My personal philosophy would be don't whine, don't let opportunities pass you by, be willing to work hard, and remember that you don't know as much as you think you do, ever

Even though we now have the half-century-old new Constitution, there is a popular sentiment of support for the old one that lives on in reality in some quarters.

Shh. Listen to the sounds that surround you. Notice the pitches, the volume, the timbre, the many lines of counterpoint. As light taught Monet to paint, the earth may be teaching you music.

I'll always have my skate life, but I absolutely like the fun of making movies.

I love a challenge, and I think it's when people least expect you to do something that you often do your best.