Without words, without writing and without books there would be no history, there could be no concept of humanity.

Within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself

I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.

If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn't part of ourselves doesn't disturb us.

Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.

When you like someone, you like them in spite of their faults. When you love someone, you love them with their faults.

The bird fights its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Who would be born must first destroy a world. The bird flies to God. The God's name is Abraxas.

I live in my dreams — that's what you sense. Other people live in dreams, but not in their own. That's the difference.

Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, be fortified by it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it.

I have been and still am a seeker, but I have ceased to question stars and books; I have begun to listen to the teaching my blood whispers to me.

Whoever wants music instead of noise, joy instead of pleasure, soul instead of gold, creative work instead of business, passion instead of foolery, finds no home in this trivial world of ours.

Life seems to go on without effort when I am filled with music.

We all have to learn to live with our losses, and to use our regrets to spur us on in the future.

So then, let "Deserved" be written on the door of hell, but on the door of Heaven and life, "The free gift" (68).

What we call consciousness is our ability to perceive stimuli and to file it within the parameters of our personal story.

When people succeed, it is because of hard work. Luck has nothing to do with success.

That's the great thing about incubating something on the web: you have the potential to go to other platforms. Every single platform has a different audience that you find.

Prayer is helplessness casting itself on Power, infirmity leaning on Strength, misery reaching to Mercy, and a prisoner clamoring for Relief.

I have a little nursery rhyme for all you children out there, something even the Godfather can understand. 'You can prance and you can dance, but when it comes to relations, keep it in your pants.

Where is the money going to come from? From wherever it is at the moment.

A sense of humor is the one thing no one will admit to not having.