I could be really sad and I start to cry; I feel alive then. I could be at a concert and I throw my hands up in the air and I feel elation; I feel alive then.

You learn a lot when you're barefoot. The first thing is every step you take is different.

All the freaky people make the beauty of the world.

We can bomb the world to pieces, but we can't bomb it into peace.

When many little people in many little places do many little things, then the whole world changes.

The music industry has been hijacked by corporate interests, but the way music affects people and resonates with them hasn't changed.

Be as radiant as the sun, as healing as the rain, as generous as a tree.

Life is too short to make just one decision, Music's too loud for just one station, Love is too big for just one nation, AND GOD IS TOO BIG FOR JUST ONE RELIGION...

I don't know if music can change the world overnight but I know that music can help someone make it through a difficult night.

Don't settle for something that's not great. Don't feel like having a relationship that is not serving your needs is more important than having a relationship with yourself.

Every single soul is a poem.

Magic is the most interesting art because people not necessarily want to learn to paint after they see a great painting, but they want to learn magic after they see a great magic effect.

Nothing will change until we change - until we throw off our dependence and act for ourselves.

Why can't we for once have a meeting in Starbucks?

Any tool should be useful in the expected way, but a truly great tool lends itself to uses you never expected.

If it's peace you find in dying, well then let the time be near.

My family was very unorthodox. My mother was very eccentric and amazing. She always treated us like adults.

There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over, and men are no longer willing to be plunged into the abyss of despair.

Refuse to accept the narrative of history laid down by presidents, prime ministers, generals and journalists.

He who spits paan at the ceiling only blinds himself.

It was always the power of love that pulled us through, and it was the power of laughter that kept us from falling apart.