"I think my generation was one of the last to remember the first days of the internet."

“The exercise of criticism always destroys for a time our sensibility to beauty by leading us to regard the work in relation to certain laws of construction. The eye turns from the charms of nature to fix itself upon the servile dexterity of art.”

“I write music, and I want people to listen to it and care about it and have it make some difference in their lives. When I'm fortunate for that to happen, then of course I feel very, very good about it.”

Source : Interview with Joshua Klein, pitchfork.com. November 22, 2006.

“People in general misunderstand me. I'm very aware of the stereotype that comes with being a basketball player. But I'm well-rounded. I'm cultured. It's funny: When I speak, people are like, "Wow! You can really talk." I'm like, "What did you expect?"”

“I am convinced we do not only love ourselves in others but hate ourselves in others too.”

“There is no work better than to please God; to pour water, to wash dishes, to be a cobbler, or an apostle, all are one; to wash dishes and to preach are all one, as touching the deed, to please God.”

“Other people's views and troubles can be contagious. Don't sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes through your associations with others.”

“No character, however upright, is a match for constantly reiterated attacks, however false.”

“The politicians say 'we' can't afford a tax cut. Maybe we can't afford the politicians.”