"The idea of legally establishing inalienable, inherent and sacred rights of the individual is not of political but religious origin."

“I would go to work from 9 to 6, go home, nap for two hours, then write from 8 to 2 a.m.”

“Fear owns me because I let it. Because I obsess over it, name it, raise it, and nurture it to become perfect. It is one of the few things in my life that I can control.”

“A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.”

Source : 'Discourses on Art' (ed. R. Wark, 1975) no. 3 (14 December 1770)

“It’s critical that young people start flexing their creative muscles in order to take on the world's most complex challenges.”

“Great. Just great. One glimpse of his body and I have a full-blown crush. I honestly thought I was a bit deeper than that.”

“What I do isn't black music; it's just my music.”

“I want people to dance. I want people to feel good. You went to work, you feel bad - come here, feel good, dance. Don't leave the club feeling worse than you did before you got there! That's what music used to be for.”

“Reading without purpose is sauntering not exercise.”