No: I am not tired. I have a curious constitution. I never remember feeling tired by work, though idleness exhausts me completely." ~ Sherlock Holmes

The chief proof of man's real greatness lies in his perception of his own smallness.

The emotional qualities are antagonistic to clear reasoning.

‎A change of work is the best rest.

How small we feel with our petty ambitions and strivings in the presence of the great elemental forces of Nature!

She was weak and helpless, shaken in mind and nerve. It was to take her at a disadvantage to obtrude love upon her at such a time.

Why should you, for a mere passing pleasure, risk the loss of those great powers with which you have been endowed?

Given a choice between goose egg and heartache, I would choose heartache.

Because of my job, my hair gets played with a lot on set, so I try to give it little bit of breathing space when I'm not working.

And, as you know, the present moment is where ALL your power is. A reminder I need regularly. Maybe you too.

I was into alternative stuff, but I was also open to a little bit of hard rock and metal, like Guns N' Roses, Metallica.

I never do what anyone else is doing. I could walk away from music and become a farmer or do some crochet. The worst thing in life for me is to do something I'm not happy doing.

Without the spiritual world the material world is a disheartening enigma.

We expected anyway that the democratic forces which have agreed with us in Zimbabwe would have rallied behind us. But it was a difficult struggle.

In 10 years, I'm gonna be all over. I'll still be doing mad music, I'll be doing a couple movies, maybe some TV. Hopefully coaching some of my son's sports teams and be in heavy daddy mode.

One thing I know, that I know nothing. This is the source of my wisdom.

If you have a thrust to make at your friend's expense, do it gracefully, it is all the more effective. Some one says the reproach that is delivered with hat in hand is the most telling.