It is abhorrent to me when a fine intelligence is paired with an unsavory character.

Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

Life isn't worth living, unless it is lived for someone else.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.

God is clever but not dishonest.

Try not to become a man of success but rather a man of value.

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

When people don't understand the meaning of freedom in their lives, they will continue to live as though they're still oppressed.

... once you get up steam, you are carried helplessly along.

I think the thing that I've learned is that really great people, they actually want to work on hard problems.

And as long as you're subject to birth and death, you'll never attain enlightenment.

The bird loves her nest.

A leader is a person who must take special responsibility for what's going on inside of himself or herself ... lest the act of leadership create more harm than good.

Hip-hop is an instant gratification, winners and losers circle, and often those who are losing give up after three or four, five years.

Many people find the universe confusing - it's not.

My first album came out in 1979.

If a movie makes money, then it's a success.