The intelligence community, for the most part, has no accountability at all; to the Congress, to us the American people, and so they feel that they above the law.

A loud voice is not always angry; a soft voice not always to be dismissed; and a well-placed silence can be the indisputable last word.

They all trying to say something with music that you can't say with plain talk. There ain't really no words for love or pain. And the way I see it, only fools go around trying to talk their love or talk their pain. So the smart people make music and you can kinda hear about it without them saying anything.

The last time you're doing something - knowing you're doing it for the last - makes it even more alive than the first.

Words themselves are innocuous; it is the consensus that gives them true power.

Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go... And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.

Life is accepting what is and working from that.