Concentration is the doorway through which the meditative state becomes available.

We all want results and we want them fast. But, when practicing meditation, impatience is a hindrance.

The moments of peace in between the mental practices are meditation.

The building blocks of meditation are relaxation and concentration. If you cannot relax, you cannot meditate. If you cannot concentrate, you cannot meditate. No exceptions.

Meditation is… a state that can best be described as deep dreamless sleep while awake.

Whether one is remaining alert (mindfulness), focusing on a single thought or phrase (mantra), or mentally exploring ones inner world (visualization), all are one form of concentration or another.

After I am dead I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.

A little crazy is good

Public office is supposed to be a public trust. This is a clear sign of the rampant corruption at the highest levels of the Republican leadership.

With any rock documentary or band documentary you always recognize things that you've experienced some version of.

You have an amazing ability to depress me sometimes, you know that?" "I try my best.

Excellent. They were flammable.

The French were always masters at mid-range. And I like the attitude.

I usually head up to the mountains or out into the desert. Somewhere nobody is. There I can dig deep and find the core that got me where I am today. It's sort of like my reset button.

I said the same things to Axl [Rose] that everyone said to me when me and Joe Perry were fighting.

People that trust wholly to other's charity, and without industry of their own, will always be poor.