America, my country, is almost a continent and hardly yet a nation.

The act of bell ringing is symbolic of all proselytizing religions. It implies the pointless interference with the quiet of other people.

The Image is more than an idea. It is a vortex or cluster of fused ideas and is endowed with energy.

Genius... is the capacity to see ten things where the ordinary man sees one.

Colloquial poetry is to the real art as the barber's wax dummy is to sculpture.

The technique of infamy is to start two lies at once and get people arguing heatedly over which is the truth.

As a bathtub lined with white porcelain, When the hot water gives out or goes tepid, So is the slow cooling of our chivalrous passion, O my much praised but-not-altogether-satisfactory lady.

The ant's a centaur in his dragon world.

All great art is born of the metropolis.

'Tis the white stag, Fame, we're a-hunting, bid the world's hounds come to horn!

What matters is not the idea a man holds, but the depth at which he holds it.

The secret ingredients to true happiness? Decisive optimism and personal responsibility.

To sense the peace of extinguished passionHappiness in not knowing the ultimate knowledge

The truth really does set you free — but what they don’t tell you is the process hurts like hell.

Karma grows from our hearts. Karma terminates from our hearts.

Why do you have to retire at 65? Why can't you start at 70? You know, like wine. Why can't music be that way? My new band, we're playing stuff that's never been done before.

True worship is obedience to God for no other reason than that you delight in God.

I've been fortunate over the years to have been on good teams and as a result I've been able to score some goals but I wouldn't say I'm great at it.

Birth is life's first lottery ticket.

Be careful of those who kill in Jesus' name; he don't believe in killing at all.

Have the dogged determination to follow through to achieve your goal; regardless of circumstances or whatever other people say, think, or do