One way to stop a runaway horse is to bet on him.
If he could only see how small a vacancy his death would leave, the proud man would think less of the place he occupies in his lifetime.
God has laid upon us many severe trials in this world, but He has created labour for us, and all is compensated. Thanks to labour, the bitterest tears are dried; a serious consoler, it always promises less than it bestows; a pleasure unparalleled, it is still the salt of other pleasures. Everything abandons you -- gaiety, wit, love -- labour alone is always present.
Women have the genius of charity. A man gives but his gold; a woman adds to it her sympathy.
In terms of songwriting I think it might be a circular thing. I tend to go back and forth between quieter melancholy songs and more forceful, less traditional structures. I think when I find myself leaning too far in one direction I kind of rebel against it and pull the other way.
If a job's worth doing, it's too hard.
The love of conflict is most evident when opposing forces join sides to defeat the peacemaker.
The rich today are richer, there are more of them, they have round-the-clock propaganda factories in Rupert Murdoch's empire and rightwing talk radio, and corporate media have their back.