Good humor is a philosophic state of mind; it seems to say to nature that we take her no more seriously than she takes us.

Our opinions become fixed at the point where we stop thinking.

I can die when I wish to: that is my elixir of life.

Muslims are the first victims of Islam. To liberate a Muslim from his religion is the best service that one can render him!

Man makes holy what he believes as he makes beautiful what he loves.

Forgetfulness, and I would even say historical error, are essential in the creation of a nation.

A nation is a body of people who have done great things together.

To have common glories in the past, a common will in the present; to have done great things together, to will to do the like again, — such are the essential conditions for the making of a people.

No idea can succeed except at the expense of sacrifice; no one ever escapes without enduring strain from the struggle of life.

To be able to think freely, a man must be certain that no consequence will follow whatever he writes.

When people complain of life, it is almost always because they have asked impossible things of it.

One thing I had learned from watching chimpanzees with their infants is that having a child should be fun.

In my case, I was not frightened in the least bit at the thought that I might live because I was certain, quite certain, that I was already dead.

All I needed was a steady table and a typewriter...a marble-topped bedroom washstand table made a good place; the dining-room table between meals was also suitable.

Getting older is hard.

What do they teach them at these schools?

Sometimes, to be silent is to be most eloquent.

Realize you can chase your dreams with just believing. Don't be afraid to believe in some magic; if proof not in front in of you, follow your gut.

I'm a real gangster rapper and I'm a rapper. I just think my music takes different directions. I don't think you can pigeon hole me in one genre. I'm probably the most versatile in the game, period.

I had a fiery affair with George Harrison's wife, Pattie Boyd.

You can put out an album and it could be totally out of the window as far as what you want to do performance-wise.