I wasn't put on this earth to amass money or personal wealth. I was put on this earth to play guitar and write songs.
If man were immortal he could be perfectly sure of seeing the day when everything in which he had trusted should betray his trust.
Every new concept first comes to the mind in a judgment.
We do not really think, we are barely conscious, until something goes wrong.
The entire universe is perfused with signs, if it is not composed exclusively of signs.
It is not knowing, but the love of learning, that characterizes the scientific man.
The essence of belief is the establishment of a habit; and different beliefs are distinguished by the different modes of action to which they give rise.
I feel threatened, and sometimes it makes me angry because I can't do anything about that, there's just too many issues. But in a way I think my work is meant to get people out of that.
I ain't crazy, I'm just not satisfied.
People often say that blindness sharpens hearing, but I don't think this is so. My ears were hearing no better, but I was making better use of them. Sight is a miraculous instrument offering us all the riches of physical life. But we get nothing in this world without paying for it, and in return for all the benefits that sight brings we are forced to give up others whose existence we don't even suspect. These were the gifts I received in such abundance.
When you enter your secret chamber, take plenty of time before you begin to speak. Let quietude wield its influence upon you. Let the fact that you are alone assert itself. Give your soul time to get released from the many outward things. Give God time to play the prelude to prayer for the benefit of your distracted soul.