All Sayings

I am a bluesman in the academy, a jazzman in the church, a funkster in the ivory tower.

The vulnerability of the body is not a problem to be solved, but a condition of human life to be acknowledged and embraced.

The question is not, 'Can they reason?' nor, 'Can they talk?' but, 'Can they suffer?'

Clean up your room, bucko.

Humans are storytelling animals, and we live in a world woven from stories.

All right, then nobody can complain if we ask pregnant women to make parachute jumps.

God wanted to tell us don't be surprised when people are traitors to you.

Racism will never end as long as white cars are still using black tires.

A man must live like a great brilliant flame and burn as brightly as he can. In the end he burns out. But this is far better than a mean little flame.

Even paedophilia is announced as a normal thing.

I buy expensive suits. They just look cheap on me.

I still have my first dollar. I keep it in a small frame, and it reminds me of where I came from.

I can't remember the last time I wasn't in pain.

I'm not a drummer. I just hit things.

I'm not here to entertain you, I'm here to destroy you.

I am a heathen, and I will always be a heathen.

I have not touched drugs in 11 years. I have not had a drink in 11 years. I am not a drug addict. I am not an alcoholic.

I'm probably a really nice guy, but I'm an eccentric. I'm a reclusive person. I've always been a recluse.

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

I consider myself a simple Buddhist monk. My life is not complicated.