And me, myself personally, in order for there to be any kind of longevity there's gotta be some history.

Well, nine times out of ten when you have 2 or 3 stars in a household you have an unfortunate amount of competition that's not necessarily a healthy competition.

Most artists come in and out of the country, they stay may be 2 weeks - or a month max and then they leave.

I do more work in Britain than I do anywhere else in the world.

War is the enemy of all mankind.

War, what's it good for? Absolutely nothing. Say it again.

I knew that I had a following here in England, and if I came over here maybe I could cultivate it, but I never dreamt it would be as great as it has been.

War can't give life, it can only take it away.

The record industry is a world within itself.

If you can make the family life and the music work together that's wonderful. If you can make it work.

You can only be lucky if you have a place to record.

The last thing we expect others to do is the last thing they do before we learn we cannot trust them.

I noticed you weren't checking your watches - you've been shaking them.

It is not safe in the republican form of government that clannishness should exist either by compulsory or voluntary reason. It is not good for the government and it is not good for the individual.

Stephenie Meyer + Science = wrong!

Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free, they claim to be absolutely equal.

I used to smoke cigarettes, ten a day, but gave up when I was 28. Now my vice is several cups of coffee a day, which isn't great if you're prone to weak bones as I am, as caffeine can leach calcium.

My mum's parents were from Ireland, my dad's mum was American-Irish.

When people say, 'Doesn't Gloria [Vanderbilt] look great? She's 85.' I say, 'Yes, she was a raving beauty when she was 20,' that's the key. Very helpful.

To be absolved, especially if you commit a crime, there is no absolution, you must pay. But for forgiveness, with God or nature, you have to accept what you've done.

You cannot govern the creative impulse; all you can do is eliminate obstacles and smooth the way for it.