“We hear the world governments talking about peace but we know each government is busy secretly making weapons capable of destroying the entire planet.”

“Some of us will be long forgotten before we are even dead. Most will never be remembered at all, not even by family.”

“I am suprised to a mad extent that people who claim to be intelligent and truth seeking go to church, hear their religious leaders say something, and without vetting it to a reasonable extent swall...”

“Democrasy comes into grave danger when truth is no longer spoken to power.”

“I know a little of living and a little of dying. I know how to survive, i have mastered it as a soldier gains mastery of his weapons. Yet i prefer dying, for in dying i learn to live.”

“One must be careful not to allow himself fall into the trap of hero worship; we are to take counsel from men, emulate their courage, and godliness, but we are not allowed to worship them. Heroes ar...”

“I looked at what he built, and to me it explained the stars.”

“It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself.”

“First you learn the instrument, then you learn the music, then you forget all that s**t and just play.”

“The saxophone is the cocaine of the woodwind family, the sax teacher continues. Saxophonists are admired because they are dangerous, because they have explored a darker, more sinister side of thems...”

“I am neither male nor female, nor am I sexless. I am the Peaceful One, whose form is self-effulgent, powerful radiance.”

“You have peace," the old woman said, "when you make it with yourself.”

“Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.”