Inspirational Sayings

I'm a jazz freedom fighter, and I believe in the power of improvisation and the blues as a way of life.

We need to cultivate a 'poetic' imagination, one that can enter into the lives of others and understand their experiences.

The future of ethics lies in extending our compassion beyond our own species.

The opposite of courage is not cowardice, it's conformity.

Humans are not rational creatures; we are emotional creatures who tell ourselves rational stories.

The Arabs are envious of you and hope destruction for you and they don't like you at all.

Perhaps, a conversation between two such educated people will not be useful or successful.

Cricket civilises people and creates good gentlemen. I want everyone to play cricket in Zimbabwe; I want ours to be a nation of gentlemen.

Whether you like it or don't like it, bear with it, my beauty.

The Chainsmokers are going to do something. They haven't done it yet, but they will. I like some of their songs.

I don't believe in luck. I believe in preparation meeting opportunity.

I've done so many stupid things in my life, I could write a book.

I don't regret anything I've done. It's all part of the fun.

I'm a revolutionary. I'm here to change the world.

I believe in racial purity.

I'm a libertarian. I believe in individual freedom above all else.

I never wanted to be famous. I just wanted to make music.

I don't believe in the word 'scandal.' I believe in the word 'situation.'

I am a vegetarian. I used to eat meat, but then I had a dream that I was eating a dog. So I stopped.

The world needs poets.