The useful and the beautiful are never separated.

Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.

Practice is everything. This is often misquoted as Practice makes perfect.

Freedom is a clear conscience.

He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled, is not credited even when he speaks the truth.

Pleasures are transient, honors are immortal.

Be moderate in prosperity, prudent in adversity.

He who assists the wicked will in time rue it.

Democracy is better than tyranny.

He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in seeking succor meets with ruin.

However exalted our position, we should still not despise the powers of the humble.

Sometimes you have to get sad before you get happy 'cause otherwise how would you know the difference?

I like to think of myself as being fashion-conscious without being a slave to fashion.

At exhibition openings always praise the chicken for laying eggs; you can wring its neck later.

The defenders of decent society and the disciples of degeneracy are often the same people.

Live every day as if you've come back in time from a dystopian future to try and prevent everything from breaking.

Divine ashes are better then earthly meale.

Motivation remains key to the marathon: the motivation to begin; the motivation to continue; the motivation never to quit.

And some to Meccah turn to pray, and I toward thy bed, Yasmin.

No temple made with hands can compare with Yosemite.

I firmly believe lyrics have to breathe and give the audience's ear a chance to understand what's going on. Particularly in the theater, where you have costume, story, acting, orchestra.