Allen Ginsberg

Poet American 1926 – 1997

American Beat poet known for Howl.

398 quotes

"The future is already here, just unevenly distributed in consciousness."
Technology
"Schools teach you to repeat facts, not to think freely."
Education
"In my thirties now, I see the secret is to enjoy life fully."
Happiness
"The problem with America is that it's drunk on its own mythology."
Philosophy
"Love should be celebrated in the streets, not hidden in the dark."
Love
"Each man has his own consciousness, his own light to shine."
Leadership
"The body is holy, the mind is holy, everything is holy."
"We're all just molecules rearranged for a brief moment."
Science
"Patience is the virtue of the wise and the tired."
Patience
"I celebrate my own existence without apology."
Strength
"The real work is in understanding your own heart."
Work
"Television is chewing gum for the eyes and mind."
Technology
"Fear is just another word for not understanding yet."
Fear
"Every moment is precious because every moment must be the last."
Time
"The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off."
Truth
"Music is the only universal language."
Music
"I want to know what happens when we die, it's the ultimate adventure."
Adventure
"Power comes from knowing your own mind."
Power
"Perseverance is just showing up when everyone else has gone home."
Perseverance
"Gratitude is the highest spiritual practice."
Gratitude
"Dreams are where the subconscious speaks truth."
Dreams
"The world doesn't need more cynicism, it needs more hope."
Hope
"Solitude is where I find my truest voice."
Solitude
"History is written by the ones with the loudest voices, not the truest."
History
"Justice demands that we see the humanity in everyone."
Justice
"Beauty is in the broken places, the honest places."
Beauty
"Meditation is the art of doing nothing perfectly."
Peace
"The greatest leaders listen more than they speak."
Leadership
"Work that doesn't feed your soul is just slavery with a paycheck."
Work
"Health begins when you stop fighting yourself."
Health