the world is the cradle and your trap.

Our generation has had no Great Depression, no Great War. Our war is spiritual. Our depression is our lives.

The one you love and the one who loves you are never, ever the same person.

We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.

Worker bees can leave. Even drones can fly away. The Queen is their slave.

Did perpetual happiness in the Garden of Eden maybe get so boring that eating the apple was justified?

You know, the condom is the glass slipper of our generation. You slip it on when you meet a stranger. You dance all night, then you throw it away.

If you love something set it free, but don't be surprised if it comes back with herpes.

Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known.

The trick to forgetting the big picture is to look at everything close-up.

It's so hard to forget pain, but it's even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace.

Take those praises with a level head, you must not be distracted by them. After all, purpose still awaits you.

I want there to be a piece of me in my music, you know? I genuinely believe that's the secret of all the success that's happened (for me).

There's something I believe wholeheartedly: Cynicism is the true refuge of the pseudo-intellectual, .. Cynicism is easy. Joy is an extremely advanced spiritual and intellectual tenet.

You are a dynamic being of Light that at each moment informs the energy that flows through you. You do this with each thought, with each intention.

I have done everything I can to move Britain out of the financial danger zone.

Live all of your life. Understand it, see it, appreciate it. And have fun.

A writer is supposed to have anonymity.

I try to find what makes even the worst, most despicable character sympathetic at his or her core.

The correct form factor for a laptop is obviously 12" and 2 lbs, and I don't understand why everybody gets that wrong.

Caring for others is the basis of worldly success.