In the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between, there are doors.

To see a world in a grain of sand And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour.

If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.

The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.

He who kisses joy as it flies by will live in eternity's sunrise.

The person who does not believe in miracles surely makes it certain that he or she will never take part in one.

Make your own rules or be a slave to another man's.

And we are put on earth a little space, That we may learn to bear the beams of love.

Enlightenment means taking full responsibility for your life.

Do what you will this life's a fiction, And is made up of contradiction.

Poetry, Painting & Music, the three Powers in man of conversing with Paradise, which the flood did not sweep away.

...don’t judge your future based on others’ mistakes.

They inspire you, they entertain you, and you end up learning a ton even when you don't know it

I am swimming in a sea of words, attempting to keep my head above water.

A part of me knew... from the moment I saw her

Live all you can it's a mistake not to. It doesn't so much matter what you do in particular so long as you have your life. If you haven't had that what have you had?

In the 24th century there will be no hunger, there will be no greed, and all the children will know how to read.

Greater self-esteem produces greater success, and greater success produces more high self-esteem, so it keeps on spiraling up.

You got to play the flute as a flute, like that. You can't play like a tenor concept on soprano; it sounds wrong. But some guys do it, and they think it's O.K., but not so!

We call it your area of destiny. We urge people to build their careers at that intersection of what they're uniquely good at ... and what you love to do.

I don't play monsters. I play men besieged by fate and out for revenge.