It is our less conscious thoughts and our less conscious actions which mainly mould our lives and the lives of those who spring from us.

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.

And hearts have been broken from harsh words spoken That sorrow can ne'er set right.

I turned to music originally because of my past and needing a release or an outlet to get out anger or frustration or hurt.

We're born to be happy, all of us.

Take assertiveness training, get paid what you're worth, join a consciousness raising-group.

When an office begins to look like a family tree, you'll find worms tucked away snug and cheerful in most of the apples.

The only way you can hurt the body is not use it.

Each time that I have two or three days off, I'm off somewhere in California.

Remember that no talent, no self-denial, no brains, no character, are required to set up in the fault-finding business. Nothing external can have any power over you unless you permit it.

It devastates me now that I have been reduced to a Hollywood statistic - another joke marriage.

In your mid-30s, it’s time to start playing guys of compromise. And as you get older, men of bitter compromise.