I have begun to listen to the teachings my blood whispers to me.

Within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself

I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.

If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn't part of ourselves doesn't disturb us.

Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.

When you like someone, you like them in spite of their faults. When you love someone, you love them with their faults.

The bird fights its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born must first destroy a world. The bird flies to God. The God's name is Abraxas.

I live in my dreams — that's what you sense. Other people live in dreams, but not in their own. That's the difference.

Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, be fortified by it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it.

I have been and still am a seeker, but I have ceased to question stars and books; I have begun to listen to the teaching my blood whispers to me.

Whoever wants music instead of noise, joy instead of pleasure, soul instead of gold, creative work instead of business, passion instead of foolery, finds no home in this trivial world of ours.

When you chase a dream, you learn about yourself. You learn your capabilities and limitations, and the value of hard work and persistence.

When the heart sees injustice it turns to the perspective of oneness.It feels no need to produce a big speech to overcome its enemies.In silence it finds its peace.

Music is the one place in mass media where kids editorialize to kids.

God can not be for, and against the same thing at the same time.

A condom is a rubber thing shaped like a wiener that hums.

I've learned to surround myself with women who lift me up and leave me feeling nurtured rather than drained.

There are some similarities, of course (between Iraq and Vietnam). Death is terrible.

Borrow from your friends, and when they ain't got any more money, make new friends.

A sense of achievement improves general confidence and self-esteem.

We all invite our own devils, and we must exorcise our own.