A critic is a eunuch working in a harem. He watches it, but he knows he can't do it. Critics very often are failed writers and, like failed priests, they hate religion.

I am a man of peace [so he told Mother, but it always appeared to me that he was the most belligerent man of peace I had ever encountered]

Either you get a chance to be a kid when you are a kid, or you don't grow up.

A mountain still in the distance can appear as a molehill.

The dignity is in the worker, not in the job.

Only people who suffer show the ravages of age.

Yiddish for gall, nerve, arrogance-whatever

And finally, be assured that Zen asks nothing even as it promises nothing. One can be a Protestant Zen Buddhist, a Catholic Zen Buddhist or a Jewish Zen Buddhist. Zen is a quiet thing. It listens.

Most assuredly Zen is a religion, but it is a religion without scripture, without doctrine or dogma and without sin.

Patience strengthens the spirit, sweetens the temper, stifles anger, extinguishes envy, subdues pride, bridles the tongue.

What is next to ecstasy?Pain.What is next to pain?Nothingness.What is next to nothingness?Hell .

Having a clear mission and making sure you know that mission and making sure that mission comes through the company is probably the most important thing you can do for both culture and values.

I have always found it an honor that people have wanted to buy my shirt and an honor that fans turn up to watch the team I am playing in. I have always found that a huge honor.

You can't force someone to sell property in America.

The Black Parade has to go home soon, so you're gonna be stuck with My Chemical Romance. I'm sorry. That singer has a despicable mouth, he dresses funny, and he can't sing!

I am a fierce patriot, and I try to be outspoken about my beliefs.

I'm just human, I have faults like anyone

Whatever direction your life takes, your underlying themes remain. Discover and explore your themes to open the way for rich creative development.

I haven't been out of work since the day I took my pants off.