"I left for Petersburg in August, 1871 and stayed there until 1879."

-- Carl Spitteler

“The wisdom, the strength, the confidence - the awakened heart and mind are always accessible -- here, now, always.”
“What I love about New York is just the electricity I feel right away.”
“The curse of death for disobedience has been silenced because, for believers, there is no longer any Law we have to obey to merit life. The Law has been silenced, but it can only be silenced when it is has been perfectly fulfilledâ€”when it has been completed. And thatâ€™s just what Jesus did.”
“I guess lyrically they're similar because they're talking about escaping the kind of misery that likes company. 'The Last One Alive,' for me, is very simple. It's just about alienation, really, that causes anger.”
“Great classic music that I've been turned on to has not only inspired and influenced me, but it has had an effect on my songwriting.”
“Think about how much it costs to incarcerate someone. Do we want them just sitting in prison, lifting weights, becoming violent and thinking about the next crime? Or do we want them having a little purpose in life and learning a skill?”
“Techniques are not the most difficult to teach. The attitudes chefs take are much more important.”
“But how do you wait for heaven And who has that much time And how do you keep your feet on the ground When you know, that you were born, you were born to fly”

Source : Song: Born to Fly, Album: Stronger, 2000

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