I'm not a magician. I'am an alchemyst, a man of science, though perhaps not the science you would be familiar with.

The strong survive, but the courageous triumph.

A boy and a girl, dressed in the T-shirts and denim that are the shabby uniform of this age.

They ex­pect­ed to lose. And there­fore, they lost. [..] Peo­ple who start think­ing deep dark thoughts in the mid­dle of a war start ex­pect­ing to lose.

Master the rules of the game until you can play it better they can.

Some stories wait their turn to be told, others just tap you on the shoulder and insist you tell them.

A warrior with a cause is the most dangerous soldier of all

You might argue that the history of contemporary art is a series of avant-garde movements, each new wave outraging the last.

The problem with contemporary art is that no one bothers to do the research necessary to give people what they want.

At the heart of every legend there is a grain of truth.

He who retreats lives longer.

If you care about something you have to protect it – If you’re lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.

I could be that tenebrous enigma that floods out your words with sighs and frustration.

If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of men, I will find something in them which will hang him.

The direction you choose to face determines whether you're standing at the end or the beginning of a road.

Anyone's life truly lived consists of work, sunshine, exercise, soap, plenty of fresh air, and a happy contented spirit.

It is of the nature of war to increase the executive at the expense of the legislative authority.

I asked what you love, you said, 'Anything with words.'

The future never comes. Life is always now.

When I get ready to explain homemade fascism in America, I can take my example from the state capitol of Texas.

That's one of the good things about music. You get to do it live, where you can touch the people and interact with them.