I meet so many people that just sort of say, "I want to thank you for your music. It really helped me" or "It changed my life."

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.

A nation that destroys its own people is a nation without hope.

Pray and learn to pray! Deepen your knowledge of the Word of the Living God by reading and meditating on the Scriptures.

Christian holiness does not being sinless, but rather it means struggling not to give in and always getting up after every fall.

If you want peace, work for justice. If you want justice, defend life. If you want life, embrace truth.

Do not forget that true love sets no conditions; it does not calculate or complain, but simply loves.

The ultimate test of your greatness is the way you treat every human being.

I plead with you--never, ever give up on hope, never doubt, never tire, and never become discouraged. Be not afraid.

Let us remember the past with gratitude, live the present with enthusiasm, and look forward to the future with confidence.

There's nothing like the eureka moment of knocking off a song that didn't exist before - I won't compare it to sex, but it lasts longer.

I am a vegetarian because I realized that even little chickens suffer pain and fear, experience a range of feelings and emotions, and are as intelligent as mammals, including dogs, cats, and even some primates.

What I have to say is all in the music. If I want to say anything, I write a song.

My message is a peaceful one and I hope that the idea will spread.

Having a beard is natural. When you think about it, shaving it off is quite weird.

I realized marvelling at nature was a deep pleasure of mine.

The good Lord made this world and everything that's in it. The way I see it, baby, you got to love it to the limit.

I think people who create and write, it actually does flow-just flows from into their head, into their hand, and they write it down. It's simple.

There must be a better way to make the things we want, a way that doesn't spoil the sky, or the rain or the land