Reading Clausewitz makes you take your own thoughts a little less seriously.

Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.

I think that's why I put my energy into making music. That's how I get my thoughts out, instead of being crazy all the time.

Music is for people who can't handle their own thoughts.

The best thoughts most often come in the morning after waking, while still in bed or while walking.

The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognise that we ought to control our thoughts.