The life of every citizen is becoming a business. This, it seems to me, is one of the worst interpretations of the meaning of human life history has ever seen. Man's life is not a business.

Humankind struggles with collective powers for its freedom, the individual struggles with dehumanization for the possession of his soul.

A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.

There are evils that have the ability to survive identification and go on for ever... money, for instance, or war.

Associate with the noblest people you can find; read the best books; live with the mighty; but learn to be happy alone.

I am a phoenix who runs after arsonists.

You can spend the entire second half of your life recovering from the mistakes of the first half.

Everybody needs his memories. They keep the wolf of insignificance from the door.

A man is only as good as what he loves.

When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice.

Whoever wants to reach a distant goal must take small steps.

To set up what you like against what you dislike, this is the disease of the mind.

Every editor of newspapers pays tribute to the devil.

I feel that when you care about your music, taking risks is something you should do to keep things exciting.

Being a Buddhist monk means never losing one's optimism in spite of all difficulties. It also means being harder on yourself than any of your teachers ever were.

I do believe that books can change lives and give people this kind of language they wouldn't have had otherwise.

Seeing God face to face is to feel that He is enthroned in our hearts even as a child feels a mother's affection without needing any demonstration.

God knows why - no pun intended - but every time I write a song, I feel a need to touch on religion.

You know how to tell when you're getting old? When your broad mind changes places with your narrow waist.

Stay away from philosophy, kids: it will ruin your mind.

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