There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.

He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.

In war, truth is the first casualty.

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

Zeus, first cause, prime mover; for what thing without Zeus is done among mortals?

It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity to give advice and to rebuke the sufferer.

Better to die on your feet than live on your knees.

The air is Zeus, Zeus earth, and Zeus the heaven, Zeus all that is, and what transcends them all.

For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight.

By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water.

I have learned to hate all traitors, and there is no disease that I spit on more than treachery.

The principle component in any genuine friendship is compassion, not competition.

What is the worth of anything But for the happiness 'twill bring?

I think that humor is part of what saves us from despair.

Me and my dad are friends. We're cool. I'll never be disappointed again, because I don't expect anything anymore from him. I just let him exist, and that's how we get along.

I love Africa, and Ulusaba, our home in South Africa, is pretty special. It's on a rocky hill overlooking the bush, and from your room, you can see lions stalking zebras by the waterhole.

When I was young I wanted to be the greatest blues singer of all time. I wrecked my education and left home for it.

What was the best thing before sliced bread?

Learn to ask for what you want. The worst people can do is not give you what you ask for which is precisely where you were before you asked.

The universe now appeared to me as a void wherein floated rare flakes of snow, each flake a universe.

I'm a guitar player. Actually, I think of myself as a songwriter/rhythm-guitar player.