In a sick world, it is the first duty of the artist to get well.

Fear is a noose that binds until it strangles.

We learn the rope of life by untying its knots.

Most novices picture themselves as masters - and are content with the picture. This is why there are so few masters.

Talk about it only enough to do it. Dream about it only enough to feel it. Think about it only enough to understand it. Contemplate it only enough to be it.

We never know we are beings till we love. And then it is we know the powers and potentialities of human existence.

We do not posses imagination enough to sense what we are missing.

No eyes that have seen beauty ever lose their sight.

Thunder blossoms gorgeously above our heads, Great, hollow, bell-like flowers

People mistake their limitations for high standards.

To understand a new idea, break an old habit.

It's considered good sportsmanship not to pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling.

I have always had the same New Year resolutions: To stop smoking, to start wearing a bra, and to stop shopping.

I'm not sure this is a world I belong in anymore. I'm not sure that I want to wake up.

Education is an asset no man can take away.

No matter how you travel, it's still you going.

What I do is try to stay away from the hot subjects.

While my mind is flexible, these brittle bones don't bend.

I'm not really a goal-oriented guy. I started doing the Mountain Goats just for the sheer hell of it.

I guess I probably took New York for granted. Growing up, playing in the street, going down to the Avenue to the record store and to the grocery store and stuff like that.

If you want to move to a new level in your life, you must break through your comfort zone and practice doing things that are not comfortable.