And it was a very, very fruitful and great relationship between the Stones and The Beatles. It was very, very friendly.

I've never had a problem with drugs. I've had problems with the police.

When you are growing up there are two institutional places that affect you most powerfully: the church, which belongs to God, and the public library, which belongs to you.

Music is a language that doesn’t speak in particular words. It speaks in emotions, and if it’s in the bones, it’s in the bones.

I look for ambiguity when I'm writing because life is ambiguous.

If you don't know the blues... there's no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other form of popular music.

You've got the sun, you've got the moon, and you've got the Rolling Stones.

If you've gotta think about being cool, you ain't cool.

True friends. Hardest thing to find, but you never look for them - they found you ; you just grow into each other

Everyone talks about rock these days; the problem is they forget about the roll.

You don't find a style. A style finds you

While there is Ego, you will never be one with the universe... Or love your fellow man.

Simply put, That Which Is - what most of us call God - is not a physical person nor a this or that spirit etc. Is the Quintessence of All That Is.

Let God create in you His masterpiece. He will make you truly different and joyfully weird.

Before you contradict an old man my fair friend you should endeavour to understand him.

Only reform and opening up can develop China. We must not be afraid of any risks, and not be confused by any distractions.

The essence of successful discipline is not technique; rather, it is self-confidence.

Who'd bear to hear the Gracchi chide sedition?

Here was what Kilgore Trout cried out to me in my father's voice: "Make me young, make me young, make me young!

I love good comedy. I don't like bad comedy. Of course, nobody loves bad comedy, but there's a lot of bad comedy out there.

Five minutes of a lifetime were truly spent, and we felt young in a good way.