Creed Bratton

"Knowledge is power, but only if you know what to do with it."

"Time moves differently when you're having fun. And when you're in prison."

"The truth shall set you free. Or get you fired. Depends on the truth."

"Freedom is terrifying when you actually get it."

"Peace of mind is underrated. So is keeping your mouth shut."

"Nature doesn't care about your problems. Neither do I, really."

"Art is whatever you can get away with calling art."

"Science explains the how. Not the why. The why is depressing."

"Music soothes the savage beast. I'd know—I've been called worse."

"Faith is believing without evidence. I excel at that."

"A leader is someone people follow, even if they don't know why."

"Work is just something to fill the time between birth and death."

"Dreams are the mind's way of telling you what you can't have."

"Humor is a way to say things you couldn't normally say."

"Beauty fades, but weirdness is forever."

"Death is the only thing that treats everyone the same way."

"To persevere is to continue even when you should stop."

"Gratitude is appreciating what you have before you lose it."

"Creativity is stealing ideas and pretending they're yours. Art."

"Justice is just a word people use when they're angry."

"Patience is a skill I never developed."

"Kindness is wasting time on people who don't deserve it."

"Strength is knowing when to walk away. I usually run."

"Fear keeps you alive. So does paranoia."

"Power is just the ability to make others uncomfortable."

"Money makes the world go round. So does chaos."

"Health is a state of mind. My mind is usually confused."

"Adventure is leaving your comfort zone and hoping for the best."

"Imagination is the only thing that's truly free."

"Technology is making us all replaceable."