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99 Awesome Quotes By Jim Morrison That Will Help You Live A Meaningful Life

Famous As: Lead Vocalist of the Rock Band 'The Doors'
Born On: 1943
Died On: 1971
Born In: Melbourne, Florida, United States
Died At Age: 27

James Douglas Morrison, who was better known as simply Jim Morrison, was one of the most famous rock stars of the 1960s and is of-ten regarded as perhaps the greatest rock star to have ever lived. Morri-son was a singer and song writer par excellence and became famous all over the world as the front man of the musical band ‘The Doors’. Morri-son was famous for the wild live performances that he delivered with the rest of his band members and a liking for drugs and alcohol made him an icon of the ‘swinging ’60s’. Morrison was famous for being a rebel and not only did he inspire the musicians of his 
generation but also the musicians who came along in later years.Morrison was also an accomplished poet and in fact he used to recite his poems in between songs during live concerts with his band. Through his songs, poems and overall persona, he became a cultural icon of his era and remains one to this day. Through his songs and poems, Morrison delivered a lot of wisdom that are oft quoted by people to this day. Here are some of the select quotes from the man who was given the epithet ‘The Lizard King’. 

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Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.

Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.

Jim Morrison
Where's your will to be weird?

Where's your will to be weird?

Jim Morrison
The future is uncertain but the end is always near.

The future is uncertain but the end is always near.

Jim Morrison
It may have been in pieces, but I gave you the best of me.

It may have been in pieces, but I gave you the best of me.

Jim Morrison
I think of myself as an intelligent, sensitive human being with the soul of a clown which always forces me to blow it at the most important moments.

I think of myself as an intelligent, sensitive human being with the soul of a clown which always forces me to blow it at the most important moments.

Jim Morrison
A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.

A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself.

Jim Morrison
You feel your strength in the experience of pain.

You feel your strength in the experience of pain.

Jim Morrison
No one here gets out alive.

No one here gets out alive.

Jim Morrison
There are things known 
and there are things unknown
and in between are the doors.

There are things known and there are things unknown and in between are the doors.

Jim Morrison
Whoever controls the media, controls the mind

Whoever controls the media, controls the mind

Jim Morrison
Some of the worst mistakes in my life were haircuts

Some of the worst mistakes in my life were haircuts

Jim Morrison
The most loving parents and relatives commit murder with smiles on their faces. They force us to destroy the person we really are: a subtle kind of murder.

The most loving parents and relatives commit murder with smiles on their faces. They force us to destroy the person we really are: a subtle kind of murder.

Jim Morrison
I like people who shake other people up and make them feel uncomfortable.

I like people who shake other people up and make them feel uncomfortable.

Jim Morrison
People are strange . . .

People are strange . . .

Jim Morrison
I think the highest and lowest points are the important ones. Anything else is just...in between.

I think the highest and lowest points are the important ones. Anything else is just...in between.

Jim Morrison
Time to live, time to lie, time to laugh, and time to die. Take it easy baby. Take it as it comes.

Time to live, time to lie, time to laugh, and time to die. Take it easy baby. Take it as it comes.

Jim Morrison
I've noticed that when people are joking they're usually dead serious, and when they're serious, they're usually pretty funny.

I've noticed that when people are joking they're usually dead serious, and when they're serious, they're usually pretty funny.

Jim Morrison
Death makes angels of us all and gives us wings where we had shoulders round as ravens claws.

Death makes angels of us all and gives us wings where we had shoulders round as ravens claws.

Jim Morrison
Listen, real poetry doesn't say anything; it just ticks off the possibilities. Opens all doors. You can walk through anyone that suits you.

Listen, real poetry doesn't say anything; it just ticks off the possibilities. Opens all doors. You can walk through anyone that suits you.

Jim Morrison
There are no laws, there are no rules, just grab your friend and love him.

There are no laws, there are no rules, just grab your friend and love him.

Jim Morrison
I am troubled, immeasurably
by your eyes. 
I am struck by the feather
of your soft reply.
The sound of glass
speaks quick, disdain
and conceals
what your eyes fight
to explain.

I am troubled, immeasurably by your eyes. I am struck by the feather of your soft reply. The sound of glass speaks quick, disdain and conceals what your eyes fight to explain.

Jim Morrison
No eternal reward will forgive us now for wasting the dawn.

No eternal reward will forgive us now for wasting the dawn.

Jim Morrison
Drugs are a bet with your mind.

Drugs are a bet with your mind.

Jim Morrison
Actually I don't remember being born, it must have happened during one of my black outs.

Actually I don't remember being born, it must have happened during one of my black outs.

Jim Morrison
We're reaching for death 
on the end of a candle 
We're trying for something 
that's already found us

We're reaching for death on the end of a candle We're trying for something that's already found us

Jim Morrison
Are you a lucky little lady in the City of Light? Or just another lost angel... City of Night?

Are you a lucky little lady in the City of Light? Or just another lost angel... City of Night?

Jim Morrison
People fear death even more than pain. It's strange that they fear death. Life hurts a lot more than death. At the point of death, the pain is over. Yeah, I guess it is a friend

People fear death even more than pain. It's strange that they fear death. Life hurts a lot more than death. At the point of death, the pain is over. Yeah, I guess it is a friend

Jim Morrison
Man, I'm sick of doubt.

Man, I'm sick of doubt.

Jim Morrison
I believe in a long, prolonged, derangement of the senses in order to obtain the unknown.

I believe in a long, prolonged, derangement of the senses in order to obtain the unknown.

Jim Morrison
I'll never wake up in a good mood again.
I'm tired of these stinky boots

I'll never wake up in a good mood again. I'm tired of these stinky boots

Jim Morrison