Writing has been a way of explaining to myself the things I do not understand.
Humor is not debatable. It's like sex. Either you're aroused or you're not. Nobody can reason you around to their point of view.
My soul is not contained within the limits of my body; my body is contained within the limitlessness of my soul.
Life opens up opportunities to you, and you either take them or you stay afraid of taking them.
Take a chance on faith. Not religion, but faith. Not hope, but faith. I don’t believe in hope. Hope is a beggar. Hope walks through the fire and Faith leaps over it.
I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it's not the answer.
Flowers don't worry about how they're going to bloom. They just open up & turn toward the light & that makes them beautiful.
There was a point in my teenage years, when we were starting to play bigger shows and females were running after tour buses and all that, and my mom - and I remember this like it was yesterday - said: 'Look, I want you to know that I couldn't be prouder of you. You are extraordinary. You move people. But it doesn't make you better than them. You still put your pants on the same way as them, one leg at a time every morning. ' I thought about learning to jump right into them, just to mess with her. But what she said stuck with me, and I think it's true.
He who has a mistaken idea of life, will always have a mistaken idea of death.
The [Moon] surface is fine and powdery. I can kick it up loosely with my toe. It does adhere in fine layers like powdered charcoal to the sole and sides of my boots. I only go in a small fraction of an inch, maybe an eighth of an inch, but I can see the footprints of my boots and the treads in the fine sandy particles.
Never give up because, if an opportunity arises, you have to be ready to take it.