There's that thing about the '80s, the '40s and the '60s, and the '30s, the '50s and the '70s. Something about those odd decades in this century that weren't too pleasant.

I was raised by the Christian Brothers, who believe in that, fortunately. They were, to me, the most rebellious arm of the Catholic Church - and one of the most liberal and forward thinking.

Compared to what they were, rock concerts now are like business meetings.

San Francisco is 49 square miles surrounded by reality.

At first I was iridescent, then I became transparent, finally I was absent

If you can remember anything about the sixties, you weren't really there.

I think most non-Christians who try to be good people are probably better Christians than Christians.

You can't plan for the future, because some guy's going to land in a spaceship with three heads and a big beak and take over everything.

You couldn't have fed the '50s into a computer and come out with the '60s.

Correcting it, I don't know; just shedding the light of day on it is a first major step, being one of the earliest generations not to just accept the words.

The starship thing is really political action and reaction, the natural outgrowth of Volunteers.

Common man's patience will bring him more happiness than common man's power.

What you seem to forget is that I'm not one of the embodiments of evil. I'm one of the embodiments of fear. That means I know what makes evil quake in the light of the sun.

The truth is, most people who do what you'd call 'wrong' do it for what they call 'right' reasons.

I think there's a difference between making comedy and reporting comedy. When you're a joke teller you can easily fall into the second, you can show up and just say the jokes.

What I saw was just one eye In the dawn as I was going: A bird can carry all the sky In that little button glowing. Never in my life I went So deep into the firmament.

Spiritual life and secure life do not go together; to save oneself on must struggle and take risks.

I make more money with Don King stealing from me than 100 percent from other promoters.

Like a wooden cottage of a lovely forest, leave yourself to the silence!

When I was working with Stanley Kubrick [on "Eyes Wide Shut"], he would always say, "You never tell the audience what to feel. Let them choose to have their responses."

I want to be great at what I do. I don't want to be just an average rapper.