The flute is not an instrument that has a good moral effect - it is too exciting.

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire emotion and knowledge.

Science is nothing but perception.

Reality is created by the mind. We can change our reality by changing our mind.

If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools.

A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something.

No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.

Don't force your children into your ways, for they were created for a time different from your own.

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.

Reality is created by the mind, we can change our reality by changing our mind.

Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead. Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.

How can you find time to complain if your life is always changing?

Social power is at stake in theory-making, but the workings of this power are often unacknowledged -- and overdeter

Sometimes I felt so alone that I wish there were a bigger, longer word for alone. I tried to tell Grandma about this feeling, about my suspicion that life was nicking away pieces of me.

God has been so good to me. All glory to the Adonai!

It's easy to grow old if you haven't grown up

I get so many ideas for songs, but I'm so seldom disciplined enough to sit down and crank them out.

The TV season is a year-long thing now, and the networks are starting to look at it that way, thanks to cable, satellites, and competition.

Listen to her voice, don't look at her.

Life is going by. Don't waste a minute being negative, offended, or bitter. Choose to be happy.

Having a beard is natural. When you think about it, shaving it off is quite weird.