It is not according to my mode of doing things, to bring a suit against a man that I have the power in my own hands to punish.

If I had learned education I would not have had time to learn anything else.

Never be a minion, always be an owner.

I don't care half so much about making money as I do about making my point, and coming out ahead.

You have undertaken to cheat me. I won't sue you, for the law is too slow. I'll ruin you.

Never tell anyone what you are going to do till you've done it.

Law! What do I care about the law? Ain't I got the power?

I am not afraid of my enemies, but by God, you must look out when you get among your friends.

There is no friendship in trade.

I have always served the public to the best of my ability. Why? Because, like every other man, it is to my interest to do so.

I have been insane on the subject of money-making all my life.

Anyway, The Snack really helps me to understand that death is a part of our life. There is life, and there is darkness, always together.

If we lack confidence in each other, and be jealous of each other, our peace will be destroyed. If we cultivate the principles of unshaken confidence in each other, our joy will be full.

These facts make the creator of music a being like the gods, and make music itself the supreme mystery of human knowledge.

The most immoral and disgraceful and dangerous thing that anybody can do in the arts is knowingly to feed back to the public its own ignorance and cheap tastes.

Many days you will want to give up because of rejections and failures. Passion to be an artist will help you prevail where others fail.

We all deal with issues of time. The first thing you do in the morning is look at the clock to see what time it is.

I have one sentiment for soldiers living and dead: cheers for the living; tears for the dead.

You wanna get the truth out of me, get me hammered.

Be a communicator, not a self-righteous proselytizer or preacher. Many people are only concerned with expressing themselves, which isn't necessarily communication.

Maybe it’s sad that these are now memories. And maybe it’s not sad.