Society is a madhouse whose wardens are the officials and the police.

Not everyone is capable of madness; and of those lucky enough to be capable, not many have the courage for it.

A man with a so-called character is often a simple piece of mechanism; he has often only one point of view for the extremely complicated relationships of life.

By attempting the impossible one can attain the highest level of the possible.

I prefer silence. Then you can hear thoughts and see into the past. In silence you can’t hide anything … as you can in words.

I dream, therefore I exist.

There are poisons that blind you, and poisons that open your eyes.

Some people seem to be born to suffer.

No matter how far we travel, the memories will follow in the baggage car.

Religion must be a punishment, because nobody gets religion who does not have a bad conscience.

Silence hides nothing. Words conceal.

Learn to eat problems for breakfast

When you are dealing with a child, keep all your wits about you, and sit on the floor.

It's amazing how much data is out there. The question is how do we put it in a form that's usable?

When a kid says "smell my hand," it almost never smells like cinnamon.

I'd be unbelievably wrong to say there isn't such a thing as the right place, right time-luck.

I go to church every Sunday. I've always been a believer. I love singing. I don't have the best voice - I just love getting my emotions out.

No one reaches the kingdom of Heaven except by humility

You carry on no matter what are the obstacles. You simply refuse to give up - and, when the going gets tough, you get tougher. And, you win.

You can get into a comfort zone writing lyrics, like wearing a mask. But I wanted to feel uncomfortable when I was listening back to the lyrics; I wanted to squirm.

In theory, practice should work like theory. In practice, it doesn't.