The only Revolution that can really change the world is the one in your own consciousness, and mine has already begun.

By puberty I learned that nothing worth having could be easily attained and to succeed one must be single minded.

As long as we prioritize material truths over spiritual truths we will live in tyranny because we are living an illusion

You must not feel persecuted and examined. Liberate yourself from the idea that people are watching you.

I get fixated when I'm bleeding -- I can see why they went in for blood-letting in the medieval times because it makes you feel a bit better. When I cut myself, the drama of it calms me down.

The bad-boy label is just an assumption.

The revolution that's required isn't a revolution of radical ideas, but the implementation of ideas we already have.

I recognize that I have the ability to be selfish, but I also recognize that you can't be happy if you only care about yourself at the expense of other people.

Strength does not have to be belligerent and loud.

If people have some sort of yearning, dissatisfaction or some itching irritability, then it might because they aren't looking in the right direction for a solution. They aren't looking within.

I thought I was promiscuous, but it turns out I was just thorough.

The Spirit of God takes the Word of God and makes the child of God.

And still I wander, seeking compensation in unforseen encounters and unexpected sights, in sunsets, storms and passing fancies.

If players are performing for you, their age shouldn't really matter, especially because the older players can bring their experience to the table.

I want the services to look and sound like the Grammys. It's not showy, but we represent God, and it should be first class.

For what is delusion but the prelude to hurt. And what is hurt but the prelude to rage.

I was always a politician from the day the civil rights people chose me as their protest singer.

Your map of Africa is really quite nice. But my map of Africa lies in Europe. Here is Russia, and here... is France, and we're in the middle - that's my map of Africa.

The American president just won the nobel peace prize, by any reasonable measure, all Americans should be proud.

Are any of you out there worried that it means something bad that [Donald] Trump has decided not to prosecute Hillary [Clinton]? I'm just asking, because I'm hearing from people who are.

I write about wounds, the eternal treasons of life. It's not very funny, but it's sincere. My commitment is to sincerity.