It always comes down to just two choices. Get busy living, or get busy dying.

Some birds are not meant to be caged, that's all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs too sweet and wild.

They found him guilty, and brother, if Maine had the death penalty, he would have done the airdance before that spring's crocuses poked their heads out of the dirt.

I hope he died of intestinal cancer in a part of the world where morphine is as of yet undiscovered.

Let go of what cannot be changed and let love in.

What gets measured (and clearly defined) does get done.

Everyone spends money freely that is freely given.

My poor vision gives me a soft-focus morning. For the first half hour, I kind of wander through my house, and everything is a blur. I put my contacts in when I'm ready to deal with the world.

I genuinely try to make movies I'd want to go and see, movies that are a bit more challenging.

Most of my recorded material has been in small group configurations. I have not released large orchestral works as recordings because it hasn't been within the realm of possibility.

Nothing is so obvious that it's obvious.

We think we should have to work in order to feel. We want to have our cake resist us; and then we want to eat it, too.

Art's true purpose is to be human as opposed to some rarefied activity set away from real life. I think art should help you to navigate the real challenges of being a human being.

A heart that desires to give is the one that succeeds.