God is something that needs rescuing from religion.

I don't do anything in order to cause trouble. It just so happens that what I do naturally causes trouble. I'm proud to be a troublemaker.

Women are to be valued for so much more than their sexuality. We aren’t merely objects of desire.

I understand that we are actually complicated people but we are also dreadfully simple.

I don't believe in any kind of artistic snobbery or musical snobbery. You know, to me, the sexiest and the most spiritual words ever uttered in rock and roll are wop babaloo balop bam boom.

Maybe it was mean, but I really don't think so. You asked for the truth and I told you.

When you dishonor the the utter glory and majesty of black people, you lie. Your heart lies to you and you let it

I grew up in a situation of extreme abuse, but there was no chance to talk about it, so music became the escape if you like.

At some point the entire population of the earth is gonna have to look back at the kind of essence of spirituality which is basically caring about each other.

We have a tradition of passing our history orally and singing a lot of it and writing songs about it and there's kind of a calling in Irish voices when they're singing in their Irish accent.

When I kissed you, you didn't mind. I thought I tasted of too many cigarettes, but you tasted like wine.

She enjoyed the sights and sounds of the dockside – ports were places of freedom.

Locals. They’ll eventually get out. They’re annoyed. Like when Americans go to the lake. And it’s closed. ‘Cause some kid pooped in the water.

If you can't say something good about someone sit right here by me.

Your real purpose in life is to develop yourself. To successfully do this you must always be working toward a goal.

As much research as you think you're doing, you're going to mess up, without a question.

Most people don't get a fair crack of the whip.

Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels. Looking back at the years gone by like so many summer fields.

When women go off together we call it separatism. When men go off together we call it Congress.

I hope that someday we will find evidence that there is intelligent life among humans on this planet.

I farm a little plot of things to say, with not much frontage on the busy road.