Landing on the shores of normalcy is wonderful, especially after being tossed around in the sea of sickness.

Freedom can be an acquired taste for those who have never savored it.

Unless you break free from the shackles of beauty as dictated by the media and society, true beauty will be elusive.

Is a tree any less beautiful because it has lost a limb?

History and beauty lie in the baroque wrinkles of old cathedrals. mosques, synagogues, temples and faces whose stories are told without a single word.

The candy colored coral snake.The iridescent blue-ringed octopus.Décolletage.Beware of conspicuous beauty.Its venom can be deadly.

She walks in beauty.I am trampled by it.She swims in beauty.I drown in it.

Roll in the snow.Shower in the rain.Bask in the sun.Weatherproof your soul.

Hard and dry, a chickpea is inedible.Hard and dry, a heart is unlovable.Presoak it in dance, music and art.

Beholdthe azure sea in front of you, the turquoise sky above you, the amber mountain beneath your feet, and the golden daisy in your hands.How are you not the richest person on earth?

Start a rumor aboutpeace taking over, love being the new black, and compassion going viral.

As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again.

Like boarding a train running parallel. That's what disappearing is.

I could go for a sandwich, but I’m not gonna open two jars.

Until we know that death is equal to life, we live in fear.

I didn't want the Ramones being told what to be doing, and I wanted the Ramones being presented in the right light - the remaining Ramones.

If you're strong enough on the inside, you can handle anything that comes at you on the outside.

The most dangerous person is the fearful; he is the most to be feared.

Fannie and Freddie are creations of government. They were given a huge leg up over their competitors.

I was able to do something that people cant do these days, which is to have quality time with the guys who were trying to be president and a number of them who got the job.

I’m so worried that I’m going to perfect [my] technique someday. I have to say its unfortunate how many of my pictures do depend upon some technical error.