When the heart dares to speak, it needs no preparation.

For me the greatest beauty always lies in the greatest clarity.

Let us be lazy in everything, except in loving and drinking, except in being lazy.

They make glorious shipwreck who are lost in seeking worlds.

To look forward to pleasure is also a pleasure.

The search for truth is more precious than its possession.

A single grateful thought toward heaven is the most perfect prayer.

He who doesn't lose his wits over certain things has no wits to lose.

Yesterday I lived, today I suffer, tomorrow I die; but I still think fondly, today and tomorrow, of yesterday.

The more we see the more we must be able to imagine, and the more we imagine, the more we must think we see.

The most deadly fruit is borne by the hatred which one grafts on an extinguished friendship

Verbally, I'm quite fast on my feet. I could embarrass or anger most people if I wanted to.

The desire to fulfill the purpose for which we were created is a gift from God.

When I listen to music these days, and I hear Pro Tools and drums that sound like a machine - it kinda sucks the life out of music.

I cannot wait for all the mistakes we have yet to make

There is some sadness for me now about acting because it used to be that there was a reverence for actors.

To be ignorant of the past is to be forever a child.

Do we have anything in music that really wipes everything out? That just cleans everything away?

An open mind is a prerequisite to an open heart.

I used to think that having lots of friends meant that you were happy. That's really not true. Having the right friends means that you're happy.