“I'm very aware of the chemistry. It's something you can't take for granted. I'm very thankful for it and I recognise the power of its reality in all of our lives. Some people don't and it's a mistake not to because people throw away god-given special chemistry that's very rare, very hard to find.” PeopleHardRealityGivenMistakeOur LivesSpecialGrantedChemistryRecogniseVery Thankful Author:Anthony Kiedis
“In the middle of the last century there was a reason to go to war. This time around the war was a really bad idea and I think the only people that benefited from it were Halliburton and people that made money from it, but that's not an excuse to have a war. Killing American kids so Halliburton can make money is not a righteous reason to go to war.” PeopleThinkingMadeIdeasWarReasonKidsLastsMiddleCenturyKillingExcuseMaking MoneyRighteousBad Ideas Author:Anthony Kiedis
“It seems like the chaos of this world is accelerating, but so is the beauty in the consciousness of more and more people.” PeopleWorldSeemsConsciousnessThis WorldChaos Author:Anthony Kiedis
“When I was younger, I used to hate Germany. I hated the country, the people, the language, the culture, everything! But over the years I've grown to really appreciate the German people.” PeopleYearsCountryUsedHateCultureLanguageAppreciateHatedGermany Author:Anthony Kiedis
“We did that with people like Chris Rock, Woody Harrelson, and the environmentalist Julia Butterfly Hill.” PeopleRocksHillsButterflyWoodyEnvironmentalistJulia Author:Anthony Kiedis
“We'll have these people hang out with us while we're doing our touring, and talk to them and let them speak their piece to the world.” PeopleWorldSpeakPiecesHanging OutTouring Author:Anthony Kiedis
“I never really thought in terms of the concept of being a rock star - being around people like that just seemed like normal day-in-the-life stuff to me. Those were just the surroundings I grew up in.” PeopleStarsStuffTermRocksGrewNormalGrew UpConceptsSurroundingsRock Star Author:Anthony Kiedis
“The sad thing is, people don't want to believe that the person they're in love with is out of his mind, drinking and using, so if you give them even half an excuse, they're going to want to believe it.” PeopleIfsWantGivingMindBelievePersonsHalfDrinkingExcuseSad Things Author:Anthony Kiedis
“She wasn't about to go down that road herself, which was a testament to her spiritual awakening and her commitment to sanity. It was a real blessing that she didn't follow me, because oftentimes, people go out together and one comes back and the other doesn't. Or both of them never do.” PeopleRealTogetherSpiritualBlessingCommitmentAwakeningSanityTestamentSpiritual AwakeningFollow Me Author:Anthony Kiedis
“That's a spiritual lifestyle, being willing to admit that you don't know everything and that you were wrong about some things. It's about making a list of all the people you've harmed, either emotionally or physically or financially, and going back and making amends. That's a spiritual lifestyle. It's not a fluffy ethereal concept.” PeopleKnowsSpiritualWillingConceptsListsLifestyleSpiritual LifeEtherealFluffyAmendsMaking Amends Author:Anthony Kiedis
“It takes away a lot of the thrill of killing yourself when people are looking for you and you're disappointing them, because it is a lot of fun when you're out there killing yourself.” PeopleFunDrugKillingAddictionThrillDisappointingDrug AddictionKilling Yourself Author:Anthony Kiedis
“I knew there was never anyone to blame when people get into drugs. They're always responsible for their own behavior, and it's not the dealer, it's not the friend, it's not the bad influence, it's not the childhood.” PeopleInfluenceChildhoodDrugBehaviorResponsibleBlameDealer Author:Anthony Kiedis
“I had seen these transformations, people who had lost their will to live, coming back from their zombie states and radiating a new life force from their eyes.” PeopleStatesEyeLostForceTransformationNew LifeComing BackZombieWill To Live Author:Anthony Kiedis
“Once I opened my mind to the concept of a greater power, I never struggled with it. Everywhere I went, I felt and saw the existence of a creative intelligence in this universe, of a loving power larger than myself in nature, in people, everywhere.” PeopleMindUniverseFeltExistenceCreativeSawsGreaterConceptsGreater PowerCreative Intelligence Book:Scar Tissue Source: Scar Tissue
“There was an uncommon array of people in there [rehab] with me, and I became friends with all of them. You recognize the possibility of your own demise in the lives of these other people. You're doing the same thing they are, but you can't see it in yourself. However, you start seeing all of these tragedies and potential miracles in other people. It's a real eye- and heart-opening situation.” PeopleHeartRealEyeSituationSeeingPossibilityDrugMiracleTragedyOpeningUncommonDrug AddictionRehabDemiseHeart OpeningReal Eyes Author:Anthony Kiedis
“...whatever I ended up doing with my life,I wanted to people feel the way this music was making me feel.” PeopleWayFeelsWanted Author:Anthony Kiedis
“You know what's the worst? Being a 16 year old girl who loves a famous Singer, not solely for his looks, but because you truly believe he is talented and devoted and you agree deeply with his message. Because no matter how intelligently and fully you can express that, people will assume you're just a silly teenager who thinks a famous guy is cute.” PeopleThinkingKnowsYearsBelieveLooksMatterGuyGirlWorstMessagesAgreeAssumingSingersSillyTeenagerCuteDevotedFamous Singer Author:Anthony Kiedis
“I find it hard to meet the right woman as people assume I'm a certain type of person - which I'm not.” PeoplePersonsHardCertainTypeAssuming Author:Anthony Kiedis
“I think people that have fear that, 'Oh if I have a kid I won't be able to do this and I won't be able to do that.' It's kind of the opposite. It really gives you energy. It makes people better.” PeopleIfsThinkingGivingKindKidsAbleEnergyOpposites Author:Anthony Kiedis
