The world's only lessons are tension and fear — relax into yourself.

One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.

You cannot save everyone. Some people are going to destroy themselves no matter how much you try to help them.

Where wise actions are the fruit of life, wise discourse is the pollination.

An intelligent person is never afraid or ashamed to find errors in his understanding of things.

Every positive thought is a silent prayer which will change your life.

A polite enemy is just as difficult to discredit, as a rude friend is to protect.

Your intelligence is a fire that can illuminate any darkness. Awaken and let your mind burn so brightly! You are alive for a reason!

You cannot save people from themselves. All you can do is stand firmly in your hopes for them, with compassion.

Knowledge is that possession that no misfortune can destroy, no authority can revoke, and no enemy can control. This makes knowledge the greatest of all freedoms.

When the storm rips you to pieces, you get to decide how to put yourself back together again.

I don't think there's anything more scary than being forced into doing stand-up comedy.

Maybe the same instruments and tools that have been used to keep people in slavery and ignorance could potentially be used to liberate and awaken them.

Messages can't be intercepted if they aren't sent, can they?

But I think one of the reasons I tend to stay in the water most of the time is I distrust the comfort.

I'm much more energetic now; you might say live performance is my mission.

A paranoid thinks that sinister forces are out to get him, not realizing that they are out to get everybody.

Self-reliance is the key to a vigorous life. A man must look inward to find his own answers.

Some people have recognized their friends in my paintings, but I'm not directly responsible for any hooking up as far as I know!

Crime stories are, as you know, one of the most popular forms of entertainment that exist. If you then try to have something to say... that I have, of course.

The Internet reflects the societies in which we live, and so the content on the Net and some of the abuses that you see on the Net are reflections of that.