“No one in human history has given as much thought to the interweaving ...” — Huston Smith Quote

No one in human history has given as much thought to the interweaving of altered states of consciousness and religion as I have.

Poetry is a special use of language that opens onto the real. The business of the poet is truth telling, which is why in the Celtic tradition no one could be a teacher unless he or she was a poet.

I am very orthodox in thinking that Jesus acted in his life the way God would have acted if God had assumed human form.

I've spent the last 50 years or so steeping myself in the world's religions, and I've done my homework. I've gone to each of the world's eight great religions and sought out the most profound scholars I could find, and I've apprenticed myself to them and actually practiced each faith.

It's amazing how, over time, a person's perspective can be altered.

A new constitution should be more amendable. A needlessly confusing system of courts should be altered to produce an arrangement that would be simple, responsible, and less awkward.

The olive's properties are not altered, but the flavour of oil pressed from green olives is different from black - green oil tends to be peppery and black has a more mushroomy taste.

All the government decisions remain and won't be altered until I get in the role and have had a chance to discuss them with my colleagues.

I watched the first season of 'Altered Carbon' before I shot the show and I had to watch it twice. Just to make sure I got it because the first season is dense.