A beautiful nap this afternoon that put velvet between my vertebrae.

Words are loneliness.

I have found God, but he is insufficient.

For the moment I can think of nothing— except that I am a sentient being stabbed by the miracle of these waters that reflect a forgotten world.

Through endless night the earth whirls toward a creation unknown...

Art consists in going the full length. If you start with the drums you have to end with dynamite, or TNT.

The word in your mouth is anarchy.

The world around me is dissolving leaving here and there spots of time. The world is a cancer eating itself away.

I am going to sing for you, a little off key perhaps, but I will sing. I will sing while you croak, I will dance over your dirty corpse.

We have no need for genius - genius is dead. We have need for strong hands, for spirits who are willing to give up the ghost and put on flesh...

You know, in Saudi Arabia, there is a body of 40 people - 34 people exactly, that once the succession comes, they will meet and they will elect a king in there.

I prefer Buddhism because it gives three principles in combination, which no other religion does. This is what man wants for a good and happy life. Neither god nor soul can save society.

Sarah Palin is an attractive candidate, but based on her background, she only was governor for what, two years. I don't think she passed that test.

The proof of a man is the danger test, That shows him up at his worst or best.

Democracy no longer works for the poor if politicians treat them as a separate race.

Death was not the opposite of life. It was already here, within my being, it had always been here, and no struggle would permit me to forget that.

I think it's time to send a clear message to what has become the most profitable sector in the entire economy [the oil industry], that they are being watched.

I am from the Mediterranean area, I have to feel everything. I am a physical person, but I guess that things that you cannot touch and cannot see are also touchable and visible—light, poetry, music.

The rate of childhood obesity is just ridiculous. Anytime I can get involved with teaching them how to get physical exercise, I want to help in any way possible

A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station….