"I thought perhaps it should be recognized that religious people, including fundamentalists, are quite intelligent, many of them are highly educated, and they should be treated with complete respect."

"In my heart, I'm an Alabaman who went up north to work."

"I see no way out of the problems that organized religion and tribalism create other than humans just becoming more honest and fully aware of themselves."

"The essence of humanity's spiritual dilemma is that we evolved genetically to accept one truth and discovered another. Is there a way to erase the dilemma, to resolve the contradictions between the transcendentalist and the empiricist world views?"

"A visionary sees the unseen and knows the canvas of tomorrow is painted with the actions of today."

"It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living."

"My message to anyone who's afraid that they can't write music when they're happy is 'Just trust the passion.' The passion can write a lot of things."

"A resilient spirit knows that the canvas of tomorrow is painted with the actions of today."