I never knew that I could love someone the way that I love you.

Life is not the mountaintops, it's the walking in between.

I have learned that you're not perfect, and that sometimes the one you love can burn you. But it's just the fool that's looking backwards: a bitter heart turns the love we made to ashes.

Other [artists'] music is really what you get most inspiration from, whether consciously or subconsciously. I like a lot of old music and a lot of soul music. I also really like a lot of new stuff.

Someday all of us will give account of the way we have used the gifts God has given. The person to whom much has been given will find much required of him.

We need not fear death, for it is simply the next phase of life. We never die, we simply change form - just as we have since the day we were born.

One cloud is enough to eclipse all the sun.

I think there's an energy about just remaining excited. Like, you can't be excited when you're not doing something new.

A leader can't dash ahead around the bend out of sight.

The over-reliance on photography holds so many artists back.

The crimes of extreme civilization are probably worse than those of extreme barbarism, because of their refinement, the corruption they presuppose, and their superior degree of intellectuality.

I was impressed by the Taj Mahal. A good bit of work, well looked after, worth paying money to see.

I feel most real to myself in the studio.

You are the most powerful cultural force in the world.