"If being an egomaniac means I believe in what I do and in my art or music, then in that respect you can call me that... I believe in what I do, and I'll say it."

"All you need is love."

"Love is the answer, and you know that for sure; Love is a flower, you've got to let it grow."

"My role in society, or any artist's or poet's role, is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all."

"Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig. I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen."

"It is a unyielding truth that an hour spent in deep contemplation is worth a year of unguided wandering — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The Masters is where I won my first major, and I view this tournament with great respect. After a long and necessary time away from the game, I feel like I'm ready to start my season at Augusta."

"To walk the path of enlightenment means the river of time shapes the stones of destiny."