Labels are for the things men make, not for men. The most primitive man is too complex to be labeled.

[A] pessimist gets nothing but pleasant surprises, an optimist nothing but unpleasant.

The only thing I want is something I can't have; and that is to know if, 100 years from now, people will still buy my books.

I have a strong moral sense - by my standards.

Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their wealth.

Measure your minds height by the shadow it casts.

Being broke is not a disgrace, it is only a catastrophe.

Every Sherlock Holmes story has at least one marvelous scene.

Sarcasm is not the rapier of wit its wielders seem to believe it to be, but merely a club: it may, by dint of brute force, occasionally raise bruises, but it never cuts or pierces.

The more you put in your brain, the more it will hold - if you have one.

I don't approve of open fires. You can't think, or talk or even make love in front of a fireplace. All you can do is stare at it.

You don't have to believe in coincidences because they happen every day. The trick is to be able to discern when something is more than coincidence.

Perhaps that’s the best way to recover, to return to the way things were before as quickly as we can. We won the Great Battle, so nothing needs to change.

Why don't you light that candle ?

I love the music, but being on the road ain't a piece of cake, but it is real rewarding. You've got to - all those people can't come to my house, so I've got to go out on the road and play for them.

[Hillary Clinton] is the one who raised her hand for the war in Iraq and I'm the one who has been fighting it.

As a label, you have to treat every group and every record as a unique entity. I think that that has been our success, rather than relying upon a fan base.

Keep a secret, it's your slave. Tell it, and it's your master.

The desert weed lives on, but the flower of spring blooms and wilts.

Listen to yourself, not the noise of the world. Only you know what is right for you.

Man is really free, the real man cannot but be free.