Inspirational Sayings

Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous impatience.

I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you any different.

I am a complete atheist, but I believe in fate.

I am a very bad man, but I have a very good heart.

The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others.

Gods always behave like the people who created them.

The purpose of poetry is to find the voice that is hidden in silence.

To find a form that accommodates the mess, that is the task of the artist now.

I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.

Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.

Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine.

I don't mind if you call me a square, 'cause I'm hip enough to know that it's all music, and the main thing is to make people happy.

The only thing that matters is the music.

Music is a spiritual thing, you know. You don’t play with music. If you play with music, you’re just going to get yourself all messed up.

I don't believe in death. I don't believe in dying. I don't believe in nothing that goes on that way.

The best revenge is massive success.

You can be the best musician in the world, but if you can't get along with people, you ain't going nowhere.

An artist's duty, as far as I'm concerned, is to reflect the times.

I'm a very resilient person. I've been through a lot of things in my life, and I've always bounced back.

Politics is a strong and slow boring of hard boards. It takes both passion and perspective.