He is a lyric poet . . . aloof from the swirling currents in which many of his colleagues are immersed.

I was meant to be a composer and will be I'm sure. Don't ask me to try to forget this unpleasant thing and go play football - please.

How awful that the artist has become nothing but the after-dinner mint of society.

I was supposed to be a doctor. I was supposed to go to Princeton. And everything I was supposed to do I didn't.

I have always believed that I need a circumference of silence. As to what happens to when I composer, I really haven't the faintest idea.

Only when YOU let go of YOURSELF will the real you surface.

That profound night freedom was agreeable and exciting.

No community dictates to any individual how to live their lives. You can criticize and you can push but people freely choose.

The booby father craves a booby son, And by Heaven's blessing thinks himself undone.

Do it big, do it right, and do it with style.

A person who has power doesn't seek to challenge others, their battles are within.

Remember to enjoy everything. The things that feel good, the things that hurt. It’s all gonna make you better. Stronger.

Do the things you used to do, and you'll feel the feelings you used to feel.

Liberty is not the unique right of Americans or even Westerners, but is mankind's right.

The creative man with an insight into human nature, with the artistry to touch and move people, will succeed. Without them he will fail.