"The star of the unconquered will, He rises in my breast, Serene, and resolute, and still, And calm, and self-possessed."

“I really got to fuse some of my hip hop & R&B background into the Jessica 6 album since I was really hands on with Morgan & Andrew while writing and producing the record.”

“The only way I'd need a pain reliever to enjoy sex is if all of my fantasies came true at the same time.”

“It's not the meaning of life we seek but our aliveness. Once we have that, the meaning of life is obvious.”

“Let everyone who has the grace of intelligence fear that, because of it, he will be judged more heavily if he is negligent.”

Source : Saint Bridget (of Sweden), Marguerite Tjader Harris, Albert Ryle Kezel (1990). “Life and Selected Revelations”, p.136, Paulist Press

“Age is a peculiar kind of thief. It slips up on you and steps inside your skin and is so quiet and methodical in its work that you never realize it has stolen your youth until you look into the mirror one morning and see a man you don't recognize.”

Source : James Lee Burke (2013). “Creole Belle: A Dave Robicheaux Novel”, p.229, Simon and Schuster

“Well sometimes I do not listen to music. But when I do it could range from Frank Sinatra to Copeland. I spend a great deal of time playing the piano because it really is my salvation at times. But I am perfectly happy just going on a long bike ride that takes many days to complete and staying away from music for a bit. It always feels so fresh when you return to the instrument with a different observation of things than when you were last there.”

“When consumers do not take full advantage of efficiency gains, it is because they are weighing other factors that influence their decision making. When the federal government arbitrarily places one of those factors over others, it makes consumers worse off.”

“On the whole I woke up in the morning and was happy to be alive.”