Mastery has been achieved when one neither makes a mistake nor hesitates in the performance.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

There is always madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.

Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.

There are two different types of people in the world, those who want to know, and those who want to believe.

I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.

There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.

Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.

A person must never live a lie. We free ourselves to live a full life by discovering the courage to face our illusions and live a true life.

The strength of will is the grace of survival.

Our reaction and attitude to persecution will determine if we are really ready for big things or not

A man should not strive to eliminate his complexes but to get into accord with them: they are legitimately what directs his conduct in the world.

The French Revolution gave birth to no artists but only to a great journalist, Desmoulins, and to an under-the-counter writer, Sade. The only poet of the times was the guillotine.

For a long time I didn't want to do a solo thing, but there comes a point where everyone else is going outside of The Strokes and The Strokes filtering process.

I want to live with autonomy. That's the essence of sin.

I have learned to pare down what I do and still be effective and strong in a role.

You have only always to do what is right. It will become easier by practice, and you enjoy in the midst of your trials the pleasure of an approving conscience.

A man's life is an appendix to his heart.