The slowness of time, for a man who knows nothing will happen, is brutal.

We do not remember days, we remember moments.

The only joy in the world is to begin.

Life is pain and the enjoyment of love is an anesthetic.

Remember, writing poetry is like making love: one will never know whether one's own pleasure is shared.

We do not free ourselves from something by avoiding it, but only by living though it.

Lessons are not given, they are taken.

The only joy in the world is to begin. It is good to be alive because living is beginning, always, every moment.

The art of living is the art of knowing how to believe lies. The fearful thing about it is that, not knowing what truth may be, we can still recognize lies.

We never remember days, only moments.

Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in this world.

Finding meaning for life is simply coming into significance because you have been able to accomplish and fulfill your purpose.

If your success is not on your own terms, if it looks good to the world but does not feel good in your heart, it is not success at all.

I take it that what all men are really after is some form of perhaps only some formula of peace.

It's impossible to make a record when you're ill because it affects how you listen to things. You can't make decisions. It all sounds terrible.

Art is an indecent exposure of the consciousness.

Third, we will make trade work for America by forging new trade agreements. And when nations cheat in trade, there will be unmistakable consequences.

The same goes for envy, anger and insults - said the master. - When they are not accepted, they continue to belong to the one who carried them.

My parents were worried about me, certainly when I became so deeply interested in music and people like the New York Dolls who, at the time, were very peculiar indeed.

Beauty is everything and beauty is within, however, if you don't feel good on the outside, then you will not look good.

Long live the rose that grew from the concrete when no one else ever cared!