"God is each truly and exalted thing, therefore the individual himself to the highest degree. But are not nature and the world individuals?"

"Plato's philosophy is a dignified preface to future religion."

"Wit is the appearance, the external flash of imagination. Thus its divinity, and the witty character of mysticism."

"Religion is absolutely unfathomable. Always and everywhere one can dig more deeply into infinities."

"The smart thing in the art world is to have one good idea and never have another."

"Music kept me off the streets and out of trouble and gave me something that was mine that no one could take away from me."

"Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art."

"The essence of creativity is the belief that the silence between the notes creates the music."