It hurts the bald-head just as much as the thatched-head to have his hairs plucked.

The boys throw rocks at the frogs in jest. But the frogs die in earnest.

Though boys throw stones at frogs in sport, the frogs do not die in sport, but in earnest.

Self-conceit is the enemy of progress.

Wealth is the sinews of success.

Love of money is the mother-city (metropolis) of all evils.

Good slaves are free, but bad free men are slaves of many passions.

The road to Hades is easy to travel; at any rate men pass away with their eyes shut.

Bion insisted on the principle that "The property of friends is common."

To stop for years and then discover that the audience is getting smaller and smaller would be demoralizing.

Kindness is always fashionable.

Beyond the rudiments, it is up to the artist to create art, not the camera.

I like singing all songs, really, but I find that writing social commentary comes naturally.

It's great to just disappear, grab a suitcase, switch the answering machine on and just go somewhere else.

Prose is when all the lines except the last go on to the end. Poetry is when some of them fall short of it.

When Life knocks at the door no one can wait, When Death makes his arrest we have to go.

Imitation is being rewarded. They're learning that if you fit right in the mold, you get rewarded. Music is no longer a form of expression - it's a means to a lifestyle.

When we begin to glimpse the reality of God, the natural reaction is to worship him. Not to have that reaction is a fairly sure sign that we haven't yet really understood who he is or what he's done.

The ocean is a supreme metaphor for change. I expect the unexpected but am never fully prepared.