I see myself as an intelligent, sensitive human, with the soul of a clown which forces me to blow it at the most important moments.
JIM MORRISONWe cripple ourselves with lies.
More Jim Morrison Quotes
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The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are…There can’t be any large-scale revolution until there’s a personal revolution, on an individual level. It’s got to happen inside first.
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Most people love you for who you pretend to be.
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They grow attached to their masks. They love their chains. They forget all about who they really are.
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I like any reaction I can get with my music.
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We fear violence less than our own feelings. Personal, private, solitary pain is more terrifying than what anyone else can inflict.
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How can they deal with love if they’re afraid to feel? Pain is meant to wake us up. People try to hide their pain. But they’re wrong. Pain is something to carry, like a radio.
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The only solution is to confront them – confront yourself – with the greatest fear imaginable.
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How can I set free anyone who doesn’t have the guts to stand up alone and declare his own freedom?
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Expose yourself to your deepest fear. After that, fear has no power, and fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.
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Drugs are a bet with your mind.
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You have a lot of small choices. It’s like . . . I guess it’s the difference between suicide and slow capitulation . . .
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Whatever you happen to be feeling at the moment is fine with them. That’s what real love amounts to – letting a person be what he really is.
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Nobody would stay interested in me if I was normal
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The sound of glass speaks quick, disdain and conceals what your eyes fight to explain.
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That’s not saying that people shouldn’t keep trying to rebel against the facts of existence.
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