It was somehow slightly frightening, like the gambolling of tiger cubs which will soon grow up into man-eaters.

Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.

We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it.

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.

But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.

Being in a minority, even in a minority of one, did not make you mad. There was truth and there was untruth, and if you clung to the truth even against the whole world, you were not mad.

The best books... are those that tell you what you know already.

Reality is inside the skull.

Of pain you could wish only one thing: that it should stop. Nothing in the world was so bad as physical pain. In the face of pain there are no heroes.

Reality exists in the human mind, and nowhere else.

If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.

A non-religious person when awaken would make others sleep. Therefore his sleeping is good. A religious person when awaken will awaken others. Therefore his awakening is good.

Every situation you conquer, you find the strength, your never knew you had.

In dreams the truth is learned that all good works are done in the absence of a caress.

Sometimes, how you ingest this idea of masculinity as projected onto you by the world could be the difference of life and death.

When I travel I normally eat club sandwiches or I bring my own food. When you go into a new town, it's very had to find a good place to eat.

Nobody is more individual than you, so be confident with who you are and what you have to offer because everybody has got things to offer.

We might all be so afraid to be who we are, but in the end, it's really you're individual, unique qualities that make you attractive to people.

Smile sometimes: it won’t add years to your life, but it will add life to your years.

Certainty is a closing of the mind. To create something new you must have doubt.

It hit the damn papers that I was being chased through the woods with dogs and choppers. I mean, who the hell are we after here, John Dillinger? For Chrissakes, I'm just a lowly guitar player.