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.

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.

The most important battle is one to conquer yourself.

All you need is passion. If you have a passion for something, you'll create the talent.

If we truly trust no one, we cannot survive.

The past should always remain in the past because the present needs your attention.

The darker it gets, the brighter your dreams shine.

His love is good I can not compare it to anything

The camera can represent flesh so superbly that, if I dared, I would never photograph a figure without asking that figure to take its clothes off.

Hope is much more than a mood. It involves a commitment to action.... What we hope for should be what we are prepared to work for...as far as that power lies in us.

There are things in American culture that want to wipe the class distinction. Blue jeans. Ready-made clothes. Coca-Cola.

It is a very honest world, our work. I think you cannot fake anything.

Help is not in the sky, help is within you, in your mind; help is your reason! Turn your face to your reason not to the sky!

If we are willing to be still and open enough to listen, wilderness itself will teach us.