Music makes me high on stage, and that's the truth. It's like being almost addicted to music.
A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that are true, for if the things be false, the apprehension of them is not understanding.
The ability to enjoy my own company is one of lifes most valuable gifts.
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
Let sweetness in my thoughts, words and actions be the most visible of all virtues.
The great majority of artists are throwing themselves in with life-preservers around their necks, and more often than not it is the life-preserver which sinks them.
I can win an argument on any topic, against any opponent. People know this, and steer clear of me at parties. Often, as a sign of their great respect, they don't even invite me.
Great art is never produced for its own sake. It is too difficult to be worth the effort.
An honest heart is an open heart. If we are dishonest in any way with ourselves or with others, it means we are in hiding. There is a wall, a barrier behind which we conceal something of ourselves. Subtle tension will be our companion, and while most of us learn to live with it, it drains our energy and tightens our muscles. On the other hand dont be too honest with others - feel their pulse - sometimes others are not ready to hear whats in your heart. But know that when you are honest you will experience a level of inner relaxation that you had forgotten was even possible.
Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I do.
Seeing's believing, but feeling's the truth.
We cannot always assure the future of our friends; we have a better chance of assuring our future if we remember who our friends are.
To have everything is to possess nothing.
And although our bodies are bounded with skin, and we can differentiate between outside and inside, they cannot exist except in a certain kind of natural environment.
Are you ready to cut off your head and place your foot on it? If so, come; Love awaits you! Love is not grown in a garden, nor sold in the marketplace; whether you are a king or a servant, the price is your head, and nothing less. Yes, the cost of the elixir of love is your head! Do you hesitate? 0 miser, It is cheap at that price!
