I want people to see their own power.

Your own acts tell the world who you are and what kind of society you think it should be.

A small act is worth a million thoughts.

Creativity is part of human nature. It can only be untaught.

The art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.

The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.

Maybe being powerful means to be fragile.

Everything is art. Everything is politics.

I think art certainly is the vehicle for us to develop any new ideas, to be creative, to extend our imagination, to change the current conditions.

I think optimism is whether you are still exhilarated by life, whether you are curious, whether you still believe there is possibility.

The purpose of art is the fight for freedom.

A miracle is when you take action on your goals, and create the visible from the invisible. Transform your thoughts and dreams into the material world, from planning, hard work and determination.

The fullness of life is in the hazards of life.

Elegant writers depict intricacy with simplicity.

No one likes to have less than they had before. That's the nature of the human animal.

With Pearl Jam, everybody is so good at what they do, it's hard to get up the courage to say, Can I sing this part, or, I want to play guitar. I feel like I have more courage to do that.

Police are not all bad guys. Nobody is all bad guys.

Hang yourself, poet, in your own words. Otherwise, you are dead.

I have harnessed the cosmic rays and caused them to operate a motive device.

They chose me for Lawrence of Arabia because I spoke English, had black hair, black eyes and a moustache. It was all luck.

"Fun to drive" is a pleasant illusion in most places robustly inhabited where "safe to drive" makes much more sense.