Maybe we didn't have many possessions, but we never went hungry, were cold, or lacked love.

Focused will is incredible. If you have a dream and you don’t give up no matter what obstacles come up, then life’s problems will fall away and you will get what you want. It happens. It works.

The greatest things in life - truth, creativity, imagination, love, kindness, compassion -are already inside us, and they're all free.

Sometimes we get caught up in our troubles and our problems and we let life slip away, but life is precious, all of life, and one must try to take in as much of it as possible.

Of all the forces that are exerted on us over our lifetime, at least for me, love has been the most powerful of all.

There’s a very deep connection among human beings. All we have to do is open our minds to it.

I tend to avoid writing music about initial reactions to situations, like frustration or anger. I’d rather wait till I go through the problem, and write about the learning that took place.

A simple life is good with me. I don't need a whole lot. For me, a T-shirt, a pair of shorts, barefoot on a beach and I'm happy.

No matter what happens in life, never lose sight of who you are.

My father taught me that one of the most important abilities in life is to be able to take the pain and persevere, and for years this lesson had served me well.

The most important battle is one to conquer yourself.

Real leaders can change the world, but the world will not change real leaders.

Love is born from disagreeing over something we believe in. Hate is born from disagreeing over something we fear.

Where I come from, they don't think much of men who are bossed about by their wives.

Don't look for excuses to lose. Look for excuses to win.

Life breaks all of us but some of us get stronger in the broken places.

Disorder can play a critical role in giving birth to new, higher forms of order.

There is a kind of pleasure which comes from sacrilege or the profanation of the objects offered us for worship.

In general, any incoming administration must carefully examine ('vet') its nominees for high public office.

A new model of heroic capitalism based on principle-driven, free-market entrepreneurship deserves a central place in business-ethics thought and action.

No matter what politicians promise, Social Security reform will not change the fact that your money is taken from your paycheck and sent to Washington, where it will be spent.