Allen Ginsberg

Howl, Beat poet

Modern influential 268 sayings

Sayings by Allen Ginsberg

The only way to be truly free is to be yourself.

1980s — Interview
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I am a spiritual person, and I believe in God, and I believe in the universe, and I believe in humanity.

1950s — Journal entry
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The world is a beautiful place, and we are all part of it.

1990s — Speech
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The only way to be truly free is to be yourself.

1980s — Interview
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I am a spiritual person, and I believe in God, and I believe in the universe, and I believe in humanity.

1950s — Journal entry
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The world is a beautiful place, and we are all part of it.

1990s — Speech
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I'm not interested in being famous. I'm interested in being a poet.

1980s — Interview
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The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.

1980s — Interview
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I'm a human being, and I'm a poet, and I'm a lover, and I'm a friend, and I'm a neighbor, and I'm a citizen, and I'm a creature of the earth.

1950s — Journal entry
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The revolution is a spiritual one, and it's happening inside each of us.

1990s — Speech
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I'm a great believer in the power of love, and the power of compassion, and the power of forgiveness.

1980s — Interview
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The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.

1980s — Interview
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I am a vessel, and I am a channel, and I am a conduit, and I am a messenger, and I am a witness, and I am a participant.

1950s — Journal entry
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The future is now, and the past is now, and the present is now, and we are all part of it.

1990s — Speech
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I'm a great believer in the power of imagination, and the power of creativity, and the power of expression.

1980s — Interview
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The only way to find out what you're capable of is to go beyond what you think you're capable of.

1980s — Interview
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I am a mirror, and I am a reflection, and I am a shadow, and I am a light, and I am a sound, and I am a silence.

1950s — Journal entry
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The universe is a symphony, and we are all instruments in it.

1990s — Speech
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I'm a great believer in the power of dreams, and the power of visions, and the power of prophecies.

1980s — Interview
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The only way to understand life is to live it, and the only way to understand death is to die.

1980s — Interview
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I am a mystery, and I am a secret, and I am a riddle, and I am a paradox, and I am a contradiction, and I am a truth.

1950s — Journal entry
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The world is a stage, and we are all actors in it.

1990s — Speech
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I'm a great believer in the power of intuition, and the power of instinct, and the power of gut feelings.

1980s — Interview
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