Better than I was, more than I am. And all of this happened by taking your hand.

I may be a real bad boy, but baby I'm a real good man.

We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other everywhere.

But, yea, I grew up in a strong Baptist background.

There ain't no troubles that we can't rise above, with a handful of faith and a heartful of love.

When you touch and change peoples lives with a song, that's when you've made it as an artist

When all is said and done, I'd never count the cost. It's worth all that's lost, just to see you smile.

Like an old photograph, time can make a feeling fade, but the memory of a first love never fades away.

Art's for art. Money's for pizza.

I don't know where I'd be without you here with me. Life with you makes perfect sense. You're my best friend.

I still got a few more dances with the devil...

Never put off repairing a relationship you value. If sorry needs to be said say it now. Tomorrow isn’t guaranteed to any of us.

They are fond of fun and therefore witty, wit being well-bred insolence.

I'm not ashamed to tell the truth about what happened in my family. I think that's what makes my comedy different.

Square astronaut, round hole. But somehow, I'd managed to push myself through it, and here was the truly amazing part: along the way, I'd become a good fit. It had only taken 21 years.

The Greek nation has to be respected. I am not in the camp of those who openly want to humiliate Greece.

Charity with a smile shows the donor's character.

The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they possess their wealth.

We must look to the rising generation for the restoration of the country.

I'm always saying something that's just the edge of something more.

One generation cannot bind another.