Beautiful rocks - beautiful grass Beautiful soil where they both combine Beautiful river - covering sky Never thought of possession, but all this was mine.

The people who have impressed me most - and the closest I've come to having heroes - are the people who have devoted their lives to making things better for others. These are people whose names you never hear, people who work for Doctors Without Borders, Oxfam, and other humanitarian groups. They're just out there in the world, doing stuff.

But nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight / Got to kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight.

Gotta kick at the darkness til it bleeds daylight.

Love the Lord and in him love me too. And in him, go your own way and I'll be right here with you.

Politics is a part of life and art is about life. It doesn't mean that all the art has to be about politics - in fact, heaven forbid. But politics is a totally legitimate area of focus for any art, whether it's painting or songwriting or anything else, as much as sex is, as much as spirituality is, as much as any other behavior of people is.

In between effect and cause and just beyond the range of normal sight, this glittering joker was dancing in the dragon's jaws.