I book myself tight. If I have any time off, I get antsy.
I'm a pacifist. I don't believe in 'good' wars.
The Bhagavad Gita is not as nice a book as some Americans think. . . Throughout the Mahabharata. . . Krishna goads human beings into all sorts of murderous and self-destructive behaviors such as war. . . . The Gita is a dishonest book.
Holi, the spring carnival, when members of all castes mingle and let down their hair, sprinkling one another with cascades of red powder and liquid, symbolic of the blood that was probably used in past centuries.
Who would not prefer animals to these people who prefer animals to people?
Women were forbidden to study the most ancient sacred text, the Veda.
(Sarah Palin's) greatest hypocrisy is in her pretense that she is a woman.
Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes - every form of animate or inanimate existence, leaves its impress upon the soul of man.
My father's voice had nevertheless remained untainted, inspiring, rebuking, granting or withholding approval. 'You do not work hard enough, Barry. You must help in your people's struggle. Wake up, black man!
For any of us to come to the understanding that we are common and unlearned is the accomplishment of a lifetime.
When I'm writing a score, I'm constantly looking for ways to improve on it, even when I think it's working well. I don't give up on things, and am always trying to make incremental improvements, which means I never finish writing a score early!