The Past is the textbook of tyrants; the Future is the Bible of the Free.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.

I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.

Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.

Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter you.

Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that's more than either, the grief and sin of idleness.

Meditation and water are wedded for ever.

I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.

Aye, aye! and I'll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition's flames before I give him up.

War should be carried on like a monsoon; one changeless determination of every particle towards the one unalterable aim.

For the curious reader

It is always thus, impelled by a state of mind which is destined not to last, we make our irrevocable decisions

Never restart a journey and use the same road that failed you before.

I like to practice being still and I feel like that promotes a lot of positivity.

Well, the real Eric Bogosian is pretty self-conscious of himself.

How you ought properly to spell 'fish' in English: 'goti' .

I am not doing something that it is experimental music in relation to classical music.

It's difficult for a society to have a healthy discourse on its future when people are afraid to gather to express themselves and authorities won't allow it.

Lyricists play with words.