We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.

That’s the secret of artistic unity. Anybody can achieve it, if he or she will make something with only one person in mind.

The two prime movers in the Universe are Time and Luck.

Still and all, why bother? Here's my answer. Many people need desperately to receive this message: I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.

I was taught that the human brain was the crowning glory of evolution so far, but I think it's a very poor scheme for survival.

No matter how corrupt, greedy, and heartless our government, our corporations, our media, and our religious & charitable institutions may become, the music will still be wonderful.

What we will be seeking... for the rest of our lives will be large, stable communities of like-minded people, which is to say relatives. They no longer exist. The lack of them is not only the main cause, but probably the only cause of our shapeless discontent in the midst of such prosperity.