I like a decent funeral, and God knows in my family we've seen enough of them. Looking through family photographs now is like watching an episode of 'Dad's Army.

I want truth. I'm crying out to hear it. I need it like oxygen.

I'm a Taurus, you know. A bull. I belong in a field.

We must remember to enjoy ourselves.

Seven thirty in the morning is too early for a man of my standing.

I have two vintage typewriters. One just about works and the other hasn't a hope in hell, bless it. But they're both beautiful, and they'll stay with me just as long as there's a roof over my head.

I once knew a girl who didn't know where anywhere was in the world. Not a clue. I asked her if she knew where Africa was and she answered, 'Is it the orange one on a map?'

I can't abide small talk.

I've spent so much of my adult life in relationships that it's actually quite pleasant to be alone at last. I turned thirty-six the other day, which staggers me when I think about it.

I'm the worst ad anyone could possibly be for abstaining from anything.

Milk which is just about to turn is akin to that moment spent on the cusp of failure in a dulled and fettered relationship.

I miss being a student, " said Abdul Wahid. "I miss the passionate discussions with my friends, and most of all the hours among the books.

People rarely get more of anything until they have learned to be grateful for what they already have.

You wrote my thoughtsFor all the world to seePainted the skyWith immortal words

If we resist our passions, it is more due to their weakness than our strength.

True karate is this: that in daily life one's mind and body be trained and developed in a spirit of humility, and that in critical times, one be devoted utterly to the cause of justice.

We'd never get anything fixed to suit us if we waited for things to suit us before we started.

Not to appreciate life, all of life, is not to deserve it.

I pretty much got busted for everything, but I definitely stretched out my boundaries as a kid, as well.

My symphonies would have reached Opus 100 if I had but written them down... Sometimes I am so full of music, and so overflowing with melody, that I find it simply impossible to write down anything.

Every band needs it's own special chemistry. And Bez was a very good chemist.