The stars are threshed, and the souls are threshed from their husks.

To see a world in a grain of sand And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour.

In the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between, there are doors.

If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.

The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.

He who kisses joy as it flies by will live in eternity's sunrise.

The person who does not believe in miracles surely makes it certain that he or she will never take part in one.

Make your own rules or be a slave to another man's.

And we are put on earth a little space, That we may learn to bear the beams of love.

Enlightenment means taking full responsibility for your life.

Do what you will this life's a fiction, And is made up of contradiction.

Many people pray to be kept out of unexpected problems. Some people pray to be able to confront and overcome them.

In this era of public survival through continuous storytelling, people want someone who might surprise them.

Problems are inevitable. Happiness is optional.

It was a miserable thing, to be responsible for breaking your own heart.

Whoever knows that the mind is a fiction and devoid of anything real knows that his own mind neither exists nor doesn't exist.

If fences don't work, why is there one around the White House.

When you say, 'I can’t do that,' you're expressing yourself incorrectly. You should say, 'I couldn’t do that before.'

The champion's management says let's do this for real, for charity. Rocky says no but decides to be true to himself even though he's going to be berated by everyone. Just to compete, not to win.

My worst song is stimulating beyond words. My best songs are downright scary.

I just hate one-dimensional portrayals of religion; it's too cheap and easy to do, and ignores the nuances that go into having a belief system.