If it’s not one god it’s another. Allah or oil. Jesus or Jewels. Lenin or lust.

In my country, when we think about the future, we shake.

Most men overestimate themselves. It’s the only way they can reproduce. It’s why we’re all here, us humans. Overestimation.

Why ruin the present by talking about the past?

I believe in the goddess of mystery. And she’s always pregnant!

After all, the whole of humanity was anchored by inventions, contrivances, unrealities. Xiao Li lived on dreams, as most people do.

A kite only flies if it’s tethered.

Hungry for what? Money? No. Power? Over people? That was like having power over clams.

It’s only a cut, a reminder of this day. A reminder to ask every day, Why am I doing this?

The people need a strong leader. They feel insecure if they don’t know who to fear. Isn’t that why god was invented?

To make a friend you must close one eye. And to keep a friend, you must close both eyes.

The teacher must adopt the role of facilitator not content provider.

I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today!

If you sound great in the practice room, you're practicing the wrong thing. Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Nothing makes me more determined to succeed than someone telling me something's impossible.

Once a person comes to rely on the government for support, that person becomes a socialist through and through.

Before reciting his prayers, a man should give to charity.

You can now be a master of your own destiny. I'm not sure why you would sign up with a record label.

So mayst thou live, dear! many years, In all the bliss that life endears

A person's success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have.

There are three side effects of acid: enhanced long-term memory, decreased short-term memory, and I forget the third.