Fools rush in, where wise men never go, But wise men never fall in love, so how are they to know?

Day in, day out. That same old voodoo follows me about.

That old black magic has me in its spell, That old black magic that you weave so well; Icy fingers up and down my spine, The same old witchcraft when your eyes meet mine.

It takes more talent to write music, but it takes more courage to write lyrics.

Once upon a time the world was sweeter than we knew. Everything was ours; how happy we were then, but then once upon a time never comes again.

You got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positiveE-lim-i-nate the negativeAnd latch on to the affirmative.Don't mess with mister inbetween.

Skylark Have you anything to say to me? Won't you tell me where my love can be?

You must write for the waste basket.

Things never are as bad as they seem.

The days of wine and roses laugh and run away like a child at playThrough the meadow land toward a closing doorA door marked "nevermore" that wasn't there before

When the sweet talkin's done, a man is a two face, a worrisome thing who'll leave you to sing the blues in the night.

I am too intelligent, too demanding, and too resourceful for anyone to be able to take charge of me entirely. No one knows me or loves me completely. I have only myself

Helping another person will instantly shift your energy. As you go from being self-absorbed to focusing on others, miracles seem to happen. And incredible impressions are made.

The beauty is that through disappointment you can gain clarity, and with clarity comes conviction and true originality.

I'm sure I wouldn't have been asked to judge the Man Booker if it weren't for 'Downton.'

There are four principal pathways that lead to enlightement: The yoga of love, the yoga of service, the yoga of knowledge, and the yoga of mysticism.

Nationalism and patriotism are two sides of the same coin, and the most nationalistic / patriotic country in the last 300 years was Germany during the Third Reich.

You become a superpower by being strong but also by being wise and by being farsighted. But no state is strong or wise enough to create a world order alone.

When God forgives our sin, he is not changing his mind about us; he is changing our mind about him.

Upon consideration of the central question of the moon's toughness there can be little doubt. It is hella tough.

I think the whole obsession with old gear is completely overblown. You don't need old-fashioned gear to make a great-sounding record. You don't even need [analog] tape.