It seems to me that those songs that have been any good, I have nothing much to do with the writing of them. The words have just crawled down my sleeve and come out on the page. You never conquer a mountain. Mountains can't be conquered; you conquer yourself your hopes, your fears. My father always told me, "Find a job you love and you'll never have to work a day in your life. This day and your life ... are God's gift to you , so give thanks and be joyful always! Vision without action is a dream. Action without vision is simply passing the time. Action with Vision is making a positive difference. But groundless hope, like unconditional love, is the only kind worth having. Happiness is the real sense of fulfilment that comes from hard work. To fall in love is to create a religion that has a fallible god. If you want a friend, be a friend. Live by what you believe so fully that your life blossoms, or else purge the fear-and-guilt producing beliefs from your life. When people believe one thing and do something else, they are inviting misery. If you give yourself the name, play the game. When you believe something you don't follow with your heart, intellect, and body, it hurts. Don't do that to yourself. Live your belief, or let that belief go. If you are not actively living a belief, it's not really your belief, anyway. | 
