I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I owe even more to my enemies. The real person springs life under a sting even better than under a caress.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.

One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore.

A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.

Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.

We should enjoy this summer, flower by flower, as if it were to be the last one we’ll see.

Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.

Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.

The thing I am most aware of is my limits. And this is natural; for I never, or almost never, occupy the middle of my cage; my whole being surges toward the bars.

True intelligence very readily conceives of an intelligence superior to its own; and this is why truly intelligent men are modest.

Open you eyes to the world around you.. Block out the screams of pessimism.. Release your inhibitions!

The truth costs.Lies cost more.

light makes shadow. Truth makes lies.

I get so many ideas for songs, but I'm so seldom disciplined enough to sit down and crank them out.

Buzz so big I could probably sell a blank disc.

I just worry about the girls who look up to me. I don't want them to think I starve myself or don't eat, and that to be like me that's what they have to do.

My routine is get up, have a cup of coffee, make a shake, have a workout, go walk the dog.

Every human being is an artist

There is only one way to gain access to the truth and that is to not expect anything.

I had this bad-boy-from-New York vibe going, dressed like a punk rocker with spiky hair.