To me, recordings are little fourth-dimension artifacts, because they already are representatives of past, present, and future, just inherently in their existence.

The only thing worth stealing is a kiss from a sleeping child.

I don't like the idea of being surrounded by hidden things; people you can't see in buildings and cars.

I think that what trips up a lot of great musicians is that they become involved with too many things that aren't where their strengths lie.

As it turns out, as an adult I can have a very unpleasant, fierce and unforgiving temper at times. But I don't think I had that when I was a kid.

I need to go someplace faraway that doesn't have telephones and doesn't have a record player and doesn't have movie theaters and people walking down the street in order to not do anything.

The Beatles looked like they were in show business, and that was the important thing. And the important thing for the Rolling Stones was to look as if they were not.

Differences were meant not to divide but to enrich.

It's nice to be able to backtrack and not be embarrassed by the music you used to listen to.

You have to jump into the pool before you know whether there's water in it.

It is more rewarding to be complicit with scarcity than excess.

I intend to destroy, destroy everything that exists in painting. I have utter contempt for painting.

Pack animals always tear apart the weaklings in their midst. Every child knows that much instinctively.

I wish I knew the good of wishing.

When five up express, as is polite, regret at laying a stymie, but rejoice in your heart.

In time I began to understand that it's when you start writing that you really find out what you don't know and need to know.

We may prefer to think of ourselves as fallen angels, but in reality we are rising apes.

Should each individual snowflake be held accountable for the avalanche?

Being me right now is sort of amazing.

Study carefully, the character of the one you recommend, lest their misconduct bring you shame.

The selfish spirit of commerce, which knows no country, and feels no passion or principle but that of gain.