Atheism. There is not a single exalting and emancipating influence that does not in turn become inhibitory.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.

One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore.

A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.

Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.

We should enjoy this summer, flower by flower, as if it were to be the last one we’ll see.

Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.

Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.

The thing I am most aware of is my limits. And this is natural; for I never, or almost never, occupy the middle of my cage; my whole being surges toward the bars.

True intelligence very readily conceives of an intelligence superior to its own; and this is why truly intelligent men are modest.

Every action or perceived inaction shapes credibility.

Are you free or were you sold a facsimile of freedom?

I had no ability, but I was determined to show heart.

There is no greater injustice than to wring your profits from the sweat of another man's brow.

We look to our leaders once we elect them to either lead us in the right direction or at least not crush us.

I was quiet for a year but I had 4,000 articles written about me.

Many things I might not write today because I no longer believe them, but I wouldn't change them, since I believed them at the time.

I identified very much with punk, not only in the fashion sector, but in every other sector. The very nature of doing something new and free meant something that was against authority.

Sharia law is totally intolerant of homosexuality. It's not permissible.