Fundamentalism, as practiced by the Taliban, is the enemy of real thought, and religion, too.

Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world, and I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that.

America's criminal justice system isn't known for rehabilitation. I'm not sure that, as a society, we are even interested in that concept anymore.

I don't believe that songwriting has to be profound, but I truly believe that it's a crime for you to go outta your way for it not to be.

I have a low tolerance for mediocrity in music and life. I'm into pain and joy and the in-between doesn't interest me.

Actually, in its purest form, Islam is incredibly tolerant. That makes what's going on in the world really bizarre.

All we do as songwriters is rewrite the songs that have impressed us till we find our own voice. It's part of learning the craft.

You see things differently at 40 than you do at 31. Especially if you got to 40 the way I did.

Every day on Earth is another chance to get it right.

I don't really think in terms of obstacles. My biggest obstacle is always myself.

To me, religion is an agreement between a group of people about what God is. Spirituality is a one-on-one relationship.

Asked to explain how he became a war hero he (Kennedy) responded, "It was involuntary. They think my boat.

An egoless acceptance of stuckness is a key to an understanding of all Quality.

I have two great enemies, the Southern Army in front of me and the bankers in the rear. Of the two, the one at my rear is my greatest foe.

People say releasing an album is like giving birth, but it’s more like having a gallbladder operation.

you don't need free will to determine that twice two is four. that's not what i call free will

And there must be simple substances, because there are compounds; for the compound is nothing but a collection or aggregatum of simples.

Both place and time were changed, and I dwelt nearer to those parts of the universe and to those eras in history which had most attracted me.

When I'm shooting things, I'm training.

Social media is the future, with employers recognizing they need to start hiring people with the right skills.

It is an easy thing to talk of patience to the afflicted.