I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live.

If you really want to judge the character of a man, look not at his great performances. Watch a man do his most common actions.

I do support artists standing by their beliefs and walking with integrity. We have to find a better way to commercially exploit music while giving artists their proper respect. This cannot be done while taking their contributions for granted or trying to control the scope of their growth and power through threats and fear tactics.

A man is great by deeds, not by birth.

It is better to be at odds with the whole world than, being one, to be at odds with myself.

Be of good hope in the face of death. Believe in this one truth for certain, that no evil can befall a good man either in life or death, and that his fate is not a matter of indifference to the gods.