"The human mind is capable of excitement without the application of gross and violent stimulants and he must have a very faint perception of its beauty and dignity who does not know this."

"With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony, and the deep power of joy, we see into the life of things."

"That best portion of a man's life, his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love."

"Not without hope we suffer and we mourn."

"I try to devote my afternoons to making music in my home studio, but it's a lot more fun hanging out with musicians and friends, and trying subtly to influence a band than making your own stuff."

"Pop stardom is not very compelling. I'm much more interested in a relationship between performer and audience that is of equals. I came up through folk music, and there's no pomp and circumstance to the performance. There's no, like, 'I'll be the rock star, you be the adulating fan.'"

"Beauty in art is the harmony of spirit, intellect, and craft. Remember this in moments of decisive trial."

"Beauty in art is the harmony of spirit, intellect, and craft. Such is the immutable nature of understanding."