Whatever I own is temporary, since we're only here for a short period of time. It's what we do and produce, it's our actions that will last forever. That's real value.
It will stick with you and show up for better or worse in spite of all you or anyone else can do.
I feel that if your soul was branded by the sixties, you never lost the brand. It's like going into a nightclub and having your hand stamped so that you don't have to come back but you can come back.
There's a level at which, if you take poetry seriously, the focus it involves... that never goes away.
No act terminating in itself constitutes greatness.
You never get rid of something that has a positive foundation.
None of us really understood exactly how much Star Wars would affect us for the rest of our lives.
In my career, there have been many things I am fortunate enough to be proud of. Yet one of the things I feel most strongly about is the culture we created during the ten years I was at Aetna, and its enduring impact.
I want my music to leave an indelible mark.
God shapes the world by prayer. Prayers are deathless. They outlive the lives of those who uttered them.
