Genius might be described as a supreme capacity for getting its possessors into trouble of all kinds

Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

If I die prematurely at any rate I shall be saved from being bored to death by my own success.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud.

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable.

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

Nothing is impossible when we follow our inner guidance even when its direction may threaten us by reversing our usual logic.

You can't start a diet in the middle of the week, that's just stupid.

Easier, sometimes, to gulp down giant spoonfuls of uncertainty than it is to swallow throat-clogging capsules of what really is.

If I had some information, the last thing I would ever do with it is send it to Wikileaks.

To reinvent a newly impeccable you in the most modern of outfits, don't skip on makeup and be sure to have flawless skin and hair. That will have more impact than expensive clothes.

I love creepy old dudes. I love that they have so much self-confidence, despite having no evidence whatsoever to back it up.

I moved to Chicago in 1980 to go to college

A true artist does not depend on radio for success. A true fan does not let radio determine what they support

As I was not a good singer - I have started to sing. And because no one could write an appropriate song for me - I started to write songs by myself.

Little old lady got mutilated late last night, werewolves of London, again.