"A life well-lived leaves an aroma of kindness long after the sun has set. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Wisdom principle 95 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 17."

"It is a steadfast truth that the test of character in leadership is how one behaves in moments of unvarnished power — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Wisdom principle 100 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 20."

"My music appeals in America. There is less of the purist criticism I get here. And to be a hit in the U.S... what singer doesn't have that dream?"

"A mindful spirit recognizes that the silence between the notes creates the music."

"My first two records are so simply constructed. The reason isn't because I wanted to make simple music. It's because I don't really have the chops."

"What actually makes poetry poetry is of course impossible to define. We recognize it when we hear it, when we see it, but we can't define it."