I smelled war on the horizon, with more deaths and trouble to come" Bombing of the Twin TowersFrom Rape of a Nation by Sara Niles

The strength of society is the family and the strength of society is the family.

A Wise Mind Makes a Wise Heart

I learned many things about human nature, but one of the greatest is the nobility inherent within us all, for one of the greatest things about being human is the ability to be humane

We need to see better to be better.

To be human, is to be able to love the unlovable, and hope when things appear hopeless

To tell a tale so great as to tear the soul inside out"Sara Niles, Torn From the Inside Out

You don't struggle with these questions?""No. But I've always thought my opinion was the right one. It's a small flaw I have.""An American flaw.

The reward of a general is not a bigger tent - but command.

The truth is that our democracy is a work in progress. We are all its founders. We are all learning that we are linked and not ranked.

I need a little criticism while I make a record so that I kind of feel like: okay, I know that I'm doing the best that I can do because someone is actually here challenging it.

Probably they had good reason for omitting it. A profane mind might make a jest of an apostle half seas over, and ridicule an apostolic gate-keeper who couldn't keep his head above water.

My second record was all about big ideas - I was trying to make big statements about the culture, about life. I think in a certain way, I was a 27 year old kid with a guitar

My first job was a Greek tragedy, and ever since, one job just seemed to roll onto the next. I've been terribly lucky.

To manage your mind, know that there is nothing, and then relinquish all attachment to nothingness.

that arctic blast you're feeling? it's the chill coming off my cold shoulder

To be unwed and female was to succumb to an illness with only one known cure: marriage.