When I look at great works of art or listen to inspired music, I sense intimate portraits of the specific times in which they were created. – Billy Joel
Music is an extraordinary vehicle for expressing emotion – very powerful emotions. Thats what draws millions of people towards it. And, um, I found myself always going for these darker places and – people identify with that. – Annie Lennox
Forty-five States, as the gentleman just said, have determined by people that were elected by the people of that State that marriage is the definition of one man and one woman. – Randy Neugebauer
Decay and disease are often beautiful, like the pearly tear of the shellfish and the hectic glow of consumption. – Henry David Thoreau, journal, 1852 June 11th
