Come in, my dearFrom that harsh worldThat has rained elements of stoneUpon your tender face. Every soulShould receive a toast from usFor bravery!
The universe is Why, How, and What, in any order, and all at once.
To see the outside world as the same stuff as our most secret or unknown thoughts is a fine necessity.
The world, art, and self explain each other: each is the aesthetic oneness of opposites.
If a mistake is not a stepping stone, it is a mistake.
The most important thing in industry is the person who does the industry, which is the worker. . . Labor is the only source of wealth.
Music for a long time has been telling what the world is like. What music has to say now, in a manner that has both logic and emotion in it, is that the world has a structure persons could like; be stronger by. . . . [If] the world is the oneness of opposites - and music says it is - the world is given an everlastingly sensible basis; for what could be more sensible that to be calm and forceful at once, reposeful and intense at once?
I think being a frontman is the greatest job and I get to do this every day.
The things I enjoy most as I watch the movie are the things that came through without even thinking.
On conflicts, generally speaking, the world is a hell of a lot better to live in today than it was thirty years ago, despite what's going on in Syria. There are definitely hopeful signs that the world is moving, decade by decade, in the right direction.
Education is a precondition to survival in America today.