Dream on, but don't imagine they'll all come true. When will you realize... Vienna waits for you.

Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.

I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music.

I've come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, it's a Greek tragedy.

I am no longer afraid of becoming lost, because the journey back always reveals something new, and that is ultimately good for the artist.

Only the good die young.

I could walk away from anyone I ever knew, but I can't walk away from you.

Some folks like to get away Take a holiday from the neighborhood. Hop a flight to Miami Beach Or to Hollywood But I'm talking a Greyhound On the Hudson River Line. I'm in a New York state of mind.

In an age of incompetence, I've been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. That's my job.

I did write a letter to the archdiocese who'd banned the song, Only the Good Die Young, asking them to ban my next record.

I watched the mighty skyline fall

Woe to the man who offends a small child!

Nothing in the world is so strong as a kind heart

One of the strongest and most persistent elements in national development has been that inheritance of political traditions and usages which the new settlers brought with them.

We still need to feed the public, both physically and intellectually.

Fortune, thou hadst no deity, if men Had wisdom.

Because I grew up with this naive expectation of people doing right, I get shocked by every little violation.

I don't want to do the type of writing where I recite biography, parentage and education. I want to rise up from the words on the page and do something, hurt someone.

I'm either going to go completely mental, completely bankrupt, or have the best success of my life.

A thing seriously pursued affords true enjoyment.

Good NCOs are not just born-they are groomed and grown through a lot of hard work and strong leadership by senior NCOs.