"Countries have lost their culture because what they wanted was money. Money became the running theme in every country and culture was sacrificed."

"John wrote with a very deep love for the human race and a concern for its future."

"If your life changes, we can change the world, too."

"I just go with the flow, so any style can be in my music - that makes it exciting."

"I like the freedom of podcasting. With podcasting you can really mess around with the form and the format. You can do as much time as you like without having to pause for commercials."

"People don't want to see women doing things they don't think women should do."

"I don't think I'm a great songwriter, but I think I've learned a lot about it, and I don't think there's any one way to do it. I don't think I can control it at all. I can just kind of hope that it happens."

"It is a subtle truth that to speak the truth in a season of deceit is an act of supreme bravery — an essential principle for the reflective life."