Patriotism is an instant reaction that fades away when the war starts.

People are so brainwashed by the rules that they don't know what really matters.

Lose your dreams and you might lose your mind.

Don’t take life too seriously and always remember: it is just a passing fad.

It's all right letting yourself go, as long as you can get yourself back.

There's no absolutes in life - only vodka.

The past is a great place and I don't want to erase it or to regret it, but I don't want to be its prisoner either.

A good thing never ends.

I'd rather be dead than singing "Satisfaction" when I'm forty-five.

You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need.

Don't you think it's sometimes wise not to grow up.

You are to me like white islands, in a world of vast darkness.

To be saved is to believe in one's own courage.

You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.

My life would be in danger if I return to Mexico.

And I don't give a damn about a greenback dollarSpend it fast as I can for a wailin' song and a good guitarThe only things that I understand, oh yeah.

I love to read. But I loved to read a lot longer than I started to love writing.

I know my priorities... I love music and I will continue to make songs, I know it's not just a period in my life. But I am focused on my studies.

The point is that life for me is not going to be the way it is for everyone else. I have a fog machine and movie lights in my bedroom.

One can always trust to time. Insert a wedge of time and nearly everything straightens itself out.

If we are not most careful with our thoughts and speech, the words we use will use us. Language has its own ethics, and one who communicates truth is like a bright light in the darkness.