Growing old - it's not nice but it's interesting.

Not everyone is capable of madness; and of those lucky enough to be capable, not many have the courage for it.

A man with a so-called character is often a simple piece of mechanism; he has often only one point of view for the extremely complicated relationships of life.

By attempting the impossible one can attain the highest level of the possible.

I prefer silence. Then you can hear thoughts and see into the past. In silence you can’t hide anything … as you can in words.

I dream, therefore I exist.

There are poisons that blind you, and poisons that open your eyes.

Some people seem to be born to suffer.

No matter how far we travel, the memories will follow in the baggage car.

Religion must be a punishment, because nobody gets religion who does not have a bad conscience.

Silence hides nothing. Words conceal.

Greatness can only be achieved when an impeccable level of knowledge consistently meets high quality actions.

I am for freedom of religion and against all maneuvers to bring about a legal ascendancy of one sect over another.

It is only men who are free, who create the inventions and intellectual works which to us moderns make life worth while.

You would think there is a higher bar than having a Facebook page to run for president.

When you're dealing with music without words, titles are more a means of identification than anything else. What's the point of getting lofty?

Often the answer to our prayer does not come while we're on our knees, but while we're on our feet serving the Lord and serving those around us.

He can who thinks he can.

Where we have a different background [with Hillary Clinton] on this issue is we differ on the war in Iraq, which created barbaric organizations like ISIS.

At a certain stage in the path of devotion, the devotee finds satisfaction in God with form, and at another stage, in God without it.

I'm not one to sit and wallow - I would rather figure out a way around so I can move past it and be at peace with things. I don't like bad feelings gnawing away at me.