Without meditation, Id probably be dead.

During meditation your metabolism and your breath rate go down to a level of rest, twice that of deep sleep.

There are different things one can do to establish and hasten the peace process. Meditation is one way.

I'm the lead singer of the Beach Boys and an ambassador of this amazing music that touched a generation.

I learned that when you do the best job that you can do, some people will idolize you, others won't care, and some will vilify you.

You can't sustain a fan base on a great catalog alone. You must take your music directly to the people.

Mankind invents things to fight about.

You have to be careful not to get overexposed.

The great thing about getting older is that you get a chance to tell the people in your life who matter what they mean to you.

The problem with popularity is that if it gets too popular everybody leaves and goes somewhere else.

The history of mankind is a history of war.

Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character and one of the best instruments of success. Without it genius wastes its efforts in a maze of inconsistencies.

As a rule what is out of sight disturbs men's minds more seriously than what they see.

It is not so important where one settles down. The best thing is to follow your instincts without too much reflection.

The death penalty symbolizes whom we fear and don't fear, whom we care about and whose lives are not valid.

I like to dance around the house when I'm getting ready. It gets my day going.

A rich man without charity is a rogue; and perhaps it would be no difficult matter to prove that he is also a fool.

I'm a pretty basic surfer.

Caught Beauty , held to light, now apes A good, now evil, thing the shifting sign And spectrum of archaic, psychic shapes.

I don't often spend more than half an hour in prayer at one time, but I never go more than half an hour without praying.

Language is the mother, not the handmaiden, of thought; words will tell you things you never thought or felt before.