Allen Ginsberg

Poet American 1926 – 1997

American Beat poet known for Howl.

398 quotes

"Nature is the one place where lies cannot survive"
Nature
"You can't fake authenticity for very long"
Truth
"The pursuit of happiness is written in our founding documents"
Happiness
"We must learn to love without trying to change the other"
Relationships
"Solitude is not loneliness, it is communion with oneself"
Solitude
"The greatest adventure is to explore your own mind"
Adventure
"Every word is a spell cast upon reality"
Technology
"Art is the lie that allows us to see the truth"
Art
"Science can measure matter but not meaning"
Science
"To be forgotten is to be free"
Freedom
"The heart has its own intelligence that the head cannot understand"
Faith
"Patience is not waiting, it is accepting the pace of life"
Patience
"Your fear is the doorway to your power"
Strength
"Kindness is the only currency that always gains value"
Kindness
"The world needs your unique perspective now more than ever"
Motivation
"In the midst of chaos, find your center"
Peace
"What we resist persists, what we accept transforms"
Perseverance
"Gratitude is the gateway to abundance"
Gratitude
"The family that laughs together stays together"
Family
"Money is frozen desire, spend it with intention"
Money
"Health is the silence between thoughts"
Health
"Work becomes art when it comes from the heart"
Work
"Change is the only thing we can count on"
Change
"Beauty is the evidence of the divine"
Beauty
"I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked"
Inspiration
"Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy!"
"America I've given you all and now I'm nothing"
Politics
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion"
Freedom
"Consciousness is three times blessed"
Wisdom
"I want to be known as the most sexual person, the most political person, the most religious person"