And part of that is, what is the point of having children if you don't have the privilege of bringing them up?

When I hit 11 so did the careers of Dylan and the Stones. A year later it was the Who and the Kinks.

When Michael Jackson sings it is with the voice of angels, and when his feet move, you can see God dancing.

It strikes me as being morally repulsive and intellectually absurd that people die of want in a world of surplus.

Mankind at its most desperate is often at its best

You can't trust politicians. It doesn't matter who makes a political speech. It's all lies - and it applies to any rock star who wants to make a political speech as well.

Physically I'm tired at the end of the day and quite glad to be reading in bed by midnight

And whereas women had to fight to find their way into the workforce, men are now fighting to reclaim their place in the family structure.

There is not a single extant study that supports all the arguments against men being with their children. It's absolute bollocks

Feed the world. Let them know it's Christmas time again.

It's really very simple, Governor. When people are hungry they die. So spare me your politics and tell me what you need and how you're going to get it to these people.

Some say ignorance is bliss, I say love is.

Most of the time we are so busy letting our actions speak for us that nobody can hear our words.

God's truth judges created things out of love, and Satan's truth judges them out of envy and hatred.

First move me, astonish me, break my heart, let me tremble, weep, stare, be enraged-only then regale my eyes.

Why anyone, by dying, should thereby be declared beyond criticism, innocent of wrongdoing, suddenly filled with virtue and above reproach escapes me.

I do not much care for nature, and believe that flowers belong in vases rather than loose and untidy on the ground.

Whatever efforts for peace President Gorbachev had in mind, they were pretty substantially undercut very swiftly by Saddam Hussein.

If you innovate broadly, focus on the customer experience, and deliver everyday a great product, you will gain share.

I remember what a thrill it was to go from the back streets of Birmingham to Madison Square Garden in New York...it's like playing on Mars. You can't buy that.

I felt, if I never did anything in my life but read scripts and synopsize them, I would be happy.