quotes of day Sunday, September 20, 2026

“A tyranny based on ... deception and maintained by terror must inevitably perish from the poison it generates within itself.”

“The sane would do no good if they made themselves mad to help madmen.”

“Human beings are curious by nature.”

“I try to treat whoever I meet as an old friend [with dignity, with honor].”

“Everything comes too late for those who only wait.”

“What will be left of all the fearing and wanting associated with your problematic life situation that every day takes up most of your attention? A dash, one or two inches long, between the date of birth and date of death on your gravestone.”

“Entrepreneurship is like eating glass and walking on hot coals at the same time”

“Remember that everyone is influenced by kindness.”

“The most beautiful world is always entered through imagination.”

“Allen [ Ginsberg] was a particular friend, one of my heroes, really. I knew him almost as long as I've been writing.”

“I once did something right. I played first-rate basketball. I really did. And after you're first-rate at something, no matter what, it kind of takes the kick out of being second-rate.”

“The bottom line in managing your emotions is that you should put others – not yourself – first in how you handle and process them. Whether you delay or display your emotions should not be for your own gratification. You should ask yourself, What does the team need? Not, What will make me feel better?”

“There are some pop songs I hate but I can't get them out of my head. Our songs also have the standard pop format: Verse, chorus, verse, chorus, solo, bad solo. All in all, I think we sound like The Knack and the Bay City Rollers being molested by Black Flag and Black Sabbath.”

“I love him whose soul is lavish, who wanteth no thanks and doth not give back: for he always bestoweth, and desireth not to keep for himself.”