The stars are scattered all over the sky like shimmering tears, there must be great pain in the eye from which they trickled.

We have not made the Revolution, the Revolution has made us.

Revolution is like Saturn, it devours its own children.

Murder begins where self-defense ends.

Peace to the shacks! War on the palaces!

The power of the people and the power of reason are one.

Whoever finishes a revolution only halfway, digs his own grave.

One must love humanity in order to reach out into the unique essence of each individual: no one can be too low or too ugly.

And for tired eyes every light is too bright, and for tired lips every breath too heavy, and for tired ears every word too much.

The life of the wealthy is one long Sunday.

The world is chaos. Nothingness is the yet-to-be-born god of the world.

Affirm yourself every day (especially after every setback) because no one else will do it for you.

Never live a day without prayer.

Stop being a victim and waiting for somebody else to open up an opportunity for you!

All true religion must stand on true morality.

I'm sure Sting's a lovely guy. It's just that nobody wants to be seen as that holier-than-thou thing. That over-earnestness is a bit of a problem with people in bands and celebrities or whatever.

Hatred is a very underestimated emotion.

When one great passion seizes possession of the soul all other feelings are crowded out.

If I say that God is good, that is not true. God is not good. I am good, and if I say that God is wise, that is not true. I am wiser than he is.

All knowledge is but remembrance.

I want to take a few years out, maybe make a couple of more films or whatever.