Pretension may sit still, but cannot act. Pretension never feigned an act of real greatness. Pretension never wrote an Iliad, nordrove back Xerxes, nor christianized the world, nor abolished slavery.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.

If you want to live a godly life, then choose to put the things into your mind that lead to living a godly life.

In the worst of times the best among us never lose their moral compass, and that is how they emerge relatively unscathed.

I view my career like a rubber-band ball in that every role is a new experience building toward something bigger.

If we destroy human rights and rule of law in response to terrorism, they have won.

Speaking purely from a musical standpoint, I think I am a great performer.

You cannot separate art from life or spirituality. They are bound together in a single unit.

Every single thing changes and is changing always in this world. Yet with the same light the moon goes on shining.

Whoever eats the Lamb outside this House is profane.

Success is achieved and maintained by those who try, and keep trying, for there is nothing to lose by trying and a great deal to gain if successful. By all means TRY! Do it NOW!!!