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“Lagrange, in one of the later years of his life, imagined that he had overcome the difficulty (of the parallel axiom). He went so far as to write a paper, which he took with him to the Institute, and began to read it. But in the first paragraph something struck him that he had not observed: he muttered: 'Il faut que j'y songe encore', and put the paper in his pocket.' [I must think about it again]”
Source : "Budget of Paradoxes". Book by Augustus De Morgan (p. 178), 1872.
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“The complexity of the connection between the world of perception and the world of physics does not preclude that such a connection can be shown to exist at any time.”
Source : Max Horkheimer (1972). “Critical Theory: Selected Essays”, p.133, A&C Black
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“I'm a huge poster collector.”
Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com. 
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“Don't ever prophesy; for if you prophesy wrong, nobody will forget it; and if you prophesy right, nobody will remember it.”
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“I was used to hanging out late after playing a gig - you mix adrenaline with alcohol and you can stay up all night.”
Source : Source: pitchfork.com
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“We are not engaged in domestic politics, in church building or in social uplift work, but we are engaged in nation building.”
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“I don't get mad, I get even.”
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“My problem is not to reinforce or destroy any ideas anyone might have about me, how I do what I do, what my intentions are, the way that I do it. My only job as far as I can see is to do the music that I want to do. All those other things are completely out of my control.”
