There is no difference between being an artist and being in love.

One is never wounded by the love one gives, only by the love one expects.

The slope contains many wonders not found at the summit.

Philosophers console themselves with explanations.

The search for first causes is the ultimate wild goose chase.

When you separate thought from life, you get philosophy.

Logical positivism is philosophy from the neck up.

The questions philosophers ask are not so much meaningless as irrelevant.

No explanation is ever as good as not having one.

The truth is what you live through while you're looking for the truth.

Never confuse a hunger for knowledge with a thirst for truth.

I drew the curtains to conceal the sight of my father's farewell; my spite was sharp as broken glass.

A song can be more than words and music ... when sung with soul a song carries you to another world, to a place where no matter how much pain you feel, you are never alone.

The Pakistani government under Musharraf is a strong and key player in the global war on terrorism, and their contribution has been second to none.

I think I definitely got scared by the second or third time a doctor told me I was dying.

People working for a news organization, even those with a point of view, are supposed to exercise independent judgment.

Biggest pent-up negative wealth effect you can see in the economic data going back to 1952.

By choice, we have become a family, first in our hearts, and finally in breath and being. Great expectations are good; great experiences are better.

Language should find itself in the physical world, and not end up locked in an idea in somebody's head

Sneezes ... always sound much louder to the sneezer than to the hearers. It is an acoustical peculiarity.

I think I'm commercial underground. I'm not commercial in the way that people consider 'pop,' but I'm not underground in the way that people consider that. either. I am just a cool guy.