Every fool stands convinced; and everyone convinced is a fool. The faultier a person's judgement the firmer their convictions.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.

He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.

The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected.

Know or listen to those who know.

To find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.

There are friendships merely for pleasure, some for the exchange of ideas. Rarest are those friends of one's inmost self.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity.

I thought it was foolish mumbo jumbo when I was alive - then I woke up dead.

Grief can take care of itself but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.

I'm very positive - music-wise, production-wise and life-wise.

It is now well known, however, that men enter local politics solely as a result of being unhappily married.

I don't believe he had a responsibility to even answer that question - you have no responsibility to answer personal questions that people have no right to ask you.

You should choose organisations that are going to be flexible and supportive and recognise people are going through different stages in their careers and actually need different sorts of support.

And not go to things that sound good that really did not have the kind of impact that we would want. Who disagrees with keeping neighborhoods safe?

My dad was depressed a lot of the time, and there were a lot of things in his life that he never resolved.

You're not going to die," I told her, lifting my head to look at her. "I'm not done writing songs about you yet.

I have been continuously aware that in painting, I am always dealing with... a relational structure. Which in turn makes permission 'to be abstract' no problem at all.