The slaves didn’t get out of slavery by first figuring out how to get out. They got out by first knowing they needed to get out.

Dead men make convenient heroes because they cannot rise to challenge the images we would fashion from their lives. And besides it’s easier to build a monument than to build a better world.

Platitude: All that is mortal of a departed truth.

I signed up to be a musician, I want to perform, I want to sing.

Often God has to shut a door in our face, so that He can subsequently open the door through which He wants us to go.

I've always been very vocal about my religion. It's a big part of who I am.

God is a philosophical black hole-the point where reason breaks down.

Being a runner, professional or recreational, means that you are part of a community that stretches across the globe.

Once you take care of yourself, you become the example, and then everybody around you can change.

The source is within you. And this whole world is springing up from it.

I just really like seeing mundane stuff in movies. It's realistic.

Never, ever, ever wear anything you are uncomfortable in. Because that is what you'll project: 'I look like a fool.'