People always complain, 'you never invited me to your wedding', but I prefer casual weddings.

I don't do anything in order to cause trouble. It just so happens that what I do naturally causes trouble. I'm proud to be a troublemaker.

Women are to be valued for so much more than their sexuality. We aren’t merely objects of desire.

I understand that we are actually complicated people but we are also dreadfully simple.

I don't believe in any kind of artistic snobbery or musical snobbery. You know, to me, the sexiest and the most spiritual words ever uttered in rock and roll are wop babaloo balop bam boom.

Maybe it was mean, but I really don't think so. You asked for the truth and I told you.

When you dishonor the the utter glory and majesty of black people, you lie. Your heart lies to you and you let it

I grew up in a situation of extreme abuse, but there was no chance to talk about it, so music became the escape if you like.

At some point the entire population of the earth is gonna have to look back at the kind of essence of spirituality which is basically caring about each other.

We have a tradition of passing our history orally and singing a lot of it and writing songs about it and there's kind of a calling in Irish voices when they're singing in their Irish accent.

When I kissed you, you didn't mind. I thought I tasted of too many cigarettes, but you tasted like wine.

Actually, I'm an overnight success. But it took twenty years.

O Lord, Thy Word, strengthens my spirit.

Daily grace and power of the Holy Spirit must be desired for living rightly and humbly.

Hell is the backdrop that reveals the profound and unbelievable grace of the cross. It brings to light the enormity of our sin and therefore portrays the undeserved favor of God in full color.

It is possible to renounce everything and attain enlightenment. But most people don't want to renounce; they wish to run away from responsibility and hard work.

Quit sharing bad news and gossip you aren't a garbage truck.

Abstract art is a fundamental distrust of the theory of reality concocted by the eyes.

I just am a Canadian. It is not a thing which you can escape from. It is like having blue eyes

I couldnt change who I am; I couldnt change the kind of player I am.

What the river was showing her now was that she could flow beyond the brokenness, redeem herself, and fuse once more.