What distinguishes a great artist from a weak one is first their sensibility and tenderness; second, their imagination, and third, their industry.

There are things you break that can't be put back together again. And Kashmir may be one of them.

Rock and roll music - the music of freedom frightens people and unleashes all manner of conservative defense mechanisms.

What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.

One of the extraordinary things about human events is that the unthinkable becomes thinkable.

Language is courage: the ability to conceive a thought, to speak it, and by doing so to make it true.

‘Respect for religion’ has become a code phrase meaning ‘fear of religion.’ Religions, like all other ideas, deserve criticism, satire, and, yes, our fearless disrespect.

In the cookie of life, friends are the chocolate chips.

Language upon a silvered tongue affords enchantment enough.

The whole story of migration and what that has done in interconnecting the planet is obviously something I've written about a lot.

faith without doubt is addiction

We can't play God.We can't do this to kids.You're evil, I'm evil.Everyone will die.No matter what.Let nature win.

You can't burn memories, Jerri. I guess you know that now.

Much of the fear of doing something wrong vanishes when we are knowledgeable about what we are doing.

If you explode onto the scene at a very young age, there are so many people pulling you in different directions. It takes time to recalibrate and see what's important.

Not so easy, Mr Lennon. Even if you try.

Love like there's no tomorrow, and if tomorrow comes, love again.

To eat in the same room where food is cooked - that is the way to thank the Lord for His abundance.

So why did you get shot? One of your witticisms go awry? (Nekoda)

Too many instances there are of daring men, who by presuming to sound the deep things of religion, have cavilled and argued themselves out of all religion.

Hurry up and write your number down before I don't want it no more.