Remember: Life is short, break the rules

Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.

You are who you are meant to be. Dance as if no one's watching. Love as if it's all you know. Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.

I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world is discovery.

My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.

If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he's dead, then maybe he was a great man.

The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.

If you’re not afraid, if you take everything you are, everything worthwhile in you and direct it at one goal, one ultimate mark, you’ve got to get there.

But you can't show some far off idyllic conception of behavior if you want the kids to come and see the picture. You've got to show what it's really like, and try to reach them on their own grounds.

Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse.

Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.

Poetry...... a place for the genuine, Hands that can grasp, eyesthat can dilate, hair that can rise

The kitchen is the heart of every home, for the most part. It evokes memories of your family history.

All partings foreshadow the great final one.

I really never felt any tremendous aggravation or separation.

The ability to fail quietly without having that failure associated with your name/identity allows for more experimentation and limit pushing.

Picasso was a delightful, kindly, friendly, simple little man. When I met him he was extremely excited and overjoyed that his mother-in-law had just died, and he was looking forward to the funeral.

Cricket is full of theorists who can ruin your game in no time.

My spirit has become dry because it forgets to feed on You.

Education can be dangerous. It is very difficult to make it not dangerous. In fact, it is almost impossible.

If we had to choose one American Idol to go out to dinner with, it would be Fantasia. There are no airs and graces about her. ... I like her.