The world of imagination is the world of eternity. It is the divine bosom into which we shall all go after death of the vegetative body.

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.

If you discovered something that made you tighten inside, you had better try to learn more about it.

I've got a new invention. It's a revolving bowl for tired goldfish.

The home of Religion is the heart.

The daughter of debate That still discord doth sow.

You never fully get over [losing a presidential campaign]. But I've had a good life. I've enjoyed myself 90 percent of the time.

I'd work to make it hip again to spend time in our fabled and fabulous land. But with a Puerto Rican father and a Jewish mother, I would probably be better suited as mayor of New York.

When you produce and direct your own film you havethe somewhat consoling feeling that the producer will kill for you.

Do not be awe struck by other people and try to copy them. Nobody can be you as efficiently as you can.

We should not forget, no matter how we quantify it: 'Freedom is not free.' It is a painful lesson, but one from which we have learned in the past and one we should never forget.

If you want to know what you think of yourself, then ask yourself what you think of others and you will find the answer.