The customer is usually wrong, but statistics indicate that it doesn't pay to tell him so

A Man who is doing his True Will has the inertia of the Universe to assist him.

It is necessary that we stop, once for all, this ignorant meddling with other people's business. Each individual must be left free to follow his own path.

The key of joy is disobedience.

Intolerance is evidence of impotence.

Having to talk destroys the symphony of silence.

We must conquer life by living it to the full, and then we can go to meet death with a certain prestige.

Balance every thought with its opposition. Because the marriage of them is the destruction of illusion.

If one were to take the bible seriously one would go mad. But to take the bible seriously, one must be already mad.

You can only accomplish your object in life by complete disregard of the opinions of other people.

I was not content to believe in a personal devil and serve him, in the ordinary sense of the word. I wanted to get hold of him personally and become his chief of staff.

It's a breath you took too late.It's a death that's worse than fate.

No bird in a cage has ever come to know what the mountain winds feel like, by staring at the free flying birds, wishing that they would fall from the sky!

Most black singers like to slow the word down and, and go directly to your heart. They're not interested in your ears, we just want to go directly to your heart.

The last advance of reason is to recognize that it is surpassed by innumerable things; it is feeble if it cannot realize that.

Loving life is easy when you are abroad. Where no one knows you and you hold your life in your hands all alone, you are more master of yourself than at any other time

I've learned to be careful of becoming a critic. Criticism really sours your heart.

The studio's a collaborative environment. I just try to let people bring their own ideas to the songs and see what happens.

Our first thought is always for those on life's first rung, and how we might increase their chances of climbing.

I'd rather go to sleep than find a girl.

There are no woman composers, never have been and possibly never will be.