Mercy is stronger than your sword.

A religious man is a person... whose greatest passion is compassion.

I believe, and always have, that America must engage - not retreat - in the world.

I've often been told that I'm a bit strange. I hear that pretty regularly, but it is not how I see myself.

What seems to be a problem or block is often really a Blessing in Disguise

I don't need headlines. For me, it's the truth that matters.

We wants it, we needs it. Must have the precious. They stole it from us. Sneaky little hobbitses. Wicked, tricksy, false!

I think art can reflect tragedy.

Have you ever heard the earth breath?

I don't like overdubs, never liked them.

I HAVE ALWAYS believed that each man makes his own happiness and is responsible for his own problems.