You have never loved me. You have only thought it pleasant to be in love with me.

The sea possesses a power over one's moods that has the effect of a will. The sea can hypnotize. Nature in general can do so.

A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.

A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.

It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians.

The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom-they are the pillars of society.

The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.

Don't use that foreign word: ideals. We have the excellent native word: lies.

The most dangerous enemy of the truth and freedom amongst us is the compact majority

...I'm no longer prepared to accept what people say and what's written in books. I must think things out for myself, and try to find my own answer.

I don't imagine you will dispute the fact that at present the stupid people are in an absolutely overwhelming majority all the world over.

When we are in the dark, true friends are like a ray of light from heaven, it is for us to follow it or not.

I look good. I feel good and not to sound conceited I sound great.

Boldness governed by superior intellect is the mark of a hero.

A pair of skinny jeans and a tattoo does not make you a leader.

Stay in the present. And that's not a glib answer. The way to stay in the present is to have a love for what you're doing and a vitality and a sense of well-being that is generated by your art.

My Marine experience helped shape who I am now personally and professionally, and I am grateful for that on an almost daily basis.

In man, at least, satisfaction is commonly followed by boredom.

Are you doing only what you must or doing all you can?

I can say I'd honestly rather be happy than have 30 to 40 songs that I've written about these thrilling, exciting, horrible, unhappy times.