It's sometimes hard to know who's choosing whom - the poem, the song, or the writer.

Race, and the discussion of it brings out the bad, the good and the crazy in us.

When I leap, I briefly see the world as it is and as it should be.

Cynicism is a form of obedience.

Writing a lyric is writing a lyric, whether it's sung or recited. Perhaps the question to ask should be, has playing in a band for three years affected you? The answer to that is you bet.

It never seizes to amaze me how much I enjoy playing here and how much you fans have meant to me over the years.

The progress of life shows a man the stuff of which he is made.

Everyone hates their picture being taken and they're nervous and they're bringing all of that. When I meet with them they realize it is a collaboration and they look forward to coming back.

Winning doesn't mean my book is better than anyone else's. It means I'm very fortunate. And I should be very, very aware of that. And grateful.

Anybody can play. The note is only 20 percent. The attitude of the motherfucker who plays it is 80 percent.

That man will never be unwelcome to others who makes himself agreeable to his own family.

I believe if people are looking for the truth, the truth of the Christian religion will come out and meet them.

The World War II generation believed the United States could do anything - anything... And Vietnam was a shattering experience for everyone.

The miracle of Jesus is himself, not what he said or did about the future. Forget the future. I'd worship someone who could do that.

The infallible test of spiritual integrity, Jesus says, is your private prayer life.