There are few cases in which mere popularity should be considered a proper test of merit; but the case of song-writing is, I think, one of the few.

The scariest monsters are the ones that lurk within our souls.

I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.

There is no beauty without some strangeness

All suffering originates from craving, from attachment, from desire.

The believer is happy. The doubter is wise.

All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

Years of love have been forgot, In the hatred of a minute.

And so, being young and dipt in folly, I fell in love with melancholy.

I remained too much inside my head and ended up losing my mind.

They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.

The higher the goal, the harder the climb, but after that the bigger the muscle the, smarter the mind.

So long as man is protected by madness - he functions - and flourishes.

The only event in the history of our species that compares with this one is Genesis. And this is a new kind of Genesis, the Genesis of our species into conscious awareness.

Not that I ever did anything wrong. I was just aggressive. That's the way I am in my life.

On the internet nobody can hear you being subtle.

Social security, bank account, and credit card numbers aren't just data. In the wrong hands they can wipe out someone's life savings, wreck their credit and cause financial ruin.

If you want to knock down the wall between you and the life of your dreams, it's best to do it one brick at a time!

Be not afraid of anything. You will do marvelous work. The moment you fear, you are nobody. Be a hero. Always say, 'I have no fear'. Tell this to everybody-'Have no fear'.

History teaches the young the virtues of freedom. By apprising them of the past it will enable them to judge the future.

Life is a mirror: if you frown at it, it frowns back; if you smile, it returns the greeting.