You know we poor artists have to show ourselves in society from time to time, just to remind the public that we are not savages.

The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

Always forgive your enemies nothing annoys them so much.

It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.

Everyone may not be good, but there's always something good in everyone. Never judge anyone shortly because every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.

Be yourself; everyone else is taken.

Women are made to be loved, not understood.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.

The source of infinite wisdom in this infinite universe is that you are blessed with infinite love.

You will do foolish things but do them with enthusiasm.

The future is as bright as the promises of God.

I made my excuses and left, thinking, really, after a certain age, people are just going to do what they're going to do and you're either going to accept them as they are or you're not.

I observed a thousand acts of courage, compassion and love [as a POW] and I will always treasure that memory above all others.

Desire is everything, not talent. It's the degree of one's desire that will dictate the extent of one's success, in any endeavour.

I think the purpose of deconstruction is to take something apart and see how it works. If you're not going to put it back together again and watch it go, what's the point?

I had my dysfunctions, but music gave me peace and joy. I never felt in tune with the world. My parents always saw me as an artist, and that greatly influenced me. My art was my autonomy.

A 100 years from now the consequences for standing for Jesus will be greater than the consequences of not standing for Jesus today.

The Old Testament gave us the law; the New Testament reveals the love upon which the law rests.