Unless a capacity for thinking be accompanied by a capacity for action, a superior mind exists in torture.

Historical judgement is not a variety of knowledge, it is knowledge itself; it is the form which completely fill and exhausts the field of knowing, leaving no room for anything else.

I never really thought of my neighborhood in South Philly as being a neighborhood; it was more a state of mind. For people who aren't familiar with those kinds of places, it's a whole different thing. Like, 42nd Street in New York City is a state of mind.

There's something about approaching universal truths with the simplicity of the acoustic guitar. You can take it anywhere, and it helps me reach listeners of all ages and walks of life.

I feel like I got kicked in the stomach.

I'm no missionary, and I can't wear any armor, either. I just gotta be the way I am.