Astronomy's much more fun when you're not an astronomer

Each gig should be unique. You're always treading that line between keeping yourself fresh and giving people something they want to hear

When I'm gone, people will no doubt remember me for Queen, but I would much rather be remembered for attempting to change the way we treat our fellow creatures.

I never took sheet music seriously. I could do better myself just by listening to other people and using my own intuition.

I really thought I was pretty good before I saw Hendrix, and then I thought: Yeah, not so good.

The biggest emotion in creation is the bridge to optimism.

There is no way that you can ever really repeat something. I have this great belief that the magic of the moment can never be recaptured.

I have to build my own boat this time. It's a big sea out there, and I have a pretty small boat. I have a lot of belief in it.

What is left of your dream? Just the words on your stone. A man who learned how to teach then forgot how to learn.

I despise the Lottery. There's less chance of you becoming a millionaire than there is of getting hit on the head by a passing asteroid.

The guitar has a kind of grit and excitement possessed by nothing else.

They deem him their worst enemy who tells them the truth. -Plato, philosopher (427-347 BCE)

No matter how many romantic poems you recite, no matter how many glorious tales of love you read, how can you really understand the condition if you've never found yourself in it?

I'm going to focus on people and what they need, not on name calling between politicians.

People think they know what they want but they generally don't. Sometimes if they're lucky they'll get it anyways.

You want to come home to a nice firm bed with the corners tucked in so you start over, like each night is like a new night.

My passion. My commitment. This is the most important thing in my life other than my family.

The links between the American government and the Iraqi government are so close that you cannot judge one without asking at least the other what he has done by this time.

I never had a doubt in my mind. I always knew that, with the right material, I could pop a hit.

Intelligence, guided by kindness, is the highest wisdom. . . .

The heart of the person before you is a mirror. See there your own form.