When youcannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action youshould take choose the bolder.

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

Bestill when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.

Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.

Imaginationis the eye of your soul.

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.

If you ain'tnever pick up the sword, you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power.