Freedom of worship, even of public speech, would become a farce if interference became the order of the day.

Where there is love there is life.

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

True beauty lies in purity of the heart.

The future depends on what you do today.

Fearlessness is the first requisite of spirituality. Cowards can never be moral.

In a gentle way, you can shake the world

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

They cannot take away our self respect if we do not give it to them.

An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

Relationships are based on four principles: respect, understanding, acceptance and appreciation.

...don't act like I didn't for you.I did. Hard. And for a long time.So please, forgive me if now that we're over, I'm exhausted.

As long as your body is healthy and under control and death is distant, try to save your soul; when death is immanent what can you do?

I grew up around the Luxembourg Gardens, so I guess that is my best memory.

There seems to be no agent more effective than another person in bringing a world for oneself alive, or, by a glance, a gesture, or a remark, shriveling up the reality in which one is lodged.

I don't think of it at the moment, but the roles that interest me are those of young people.

If you feel you have the right key, you try to make some phrase or sound that will fit.

The truth is uncompromising.

I've had a couple of guys that I've had co-produce records with me through my career, and it's fun to work with a co-producer.

I like to work at night.

What we're always looking for is weird social issues and weird connections to make. Luckily for them, there's no shortage of material.