I became an altar boy because of the solemn face, but I got thrown out at fourteen for laughing. Because the priest used to mumble everything except the church plate takings.

I'm just the mere shadow of my former selfishness. I crave the silhouette of your kiss.

I used to be disgusted; now I try to be amused.

I believe that music is connected by human passions and curiosities rather than by marketing strategies.

I feel like a juggler running out of hands.

I can't say anymore than I love you. Anything else would be a waste of breath.

Don't wear your heart on your sleeve when your remarks are off the cuff.

The radio is in the hands of such a lot of fools tryin' to anesthetize the way that you feel.

And I don't feel any form of music is beyond me in the sense of that I don't understand it or I don't have some love for some part of it.

Women hear rhythm differently than men.

Maybe I just never learned my harmony part, because what everybody says sounds odd to them sounds perfectly natural to me.

Tell us your phobias and we will tell you what you are afraid of.

It is terribly important to appreciate that some things remain obscure to the bitter end.

Man is, above all, he who creates.

You are my sun, my moon, and all my stars.

Election victories are a harvest. You plant the seed. For months or years, you water and tend them. In the election season, you reap the harvest.

Your critics do not count. Their words will fade. You won't.

Every revolution has its counter-revolution.

To our Soldiers: Thank you again and again, you will always matter, not only on this Memorial Day but every day!

The rosary in the hand, repentance on the lips, and the heart full of sinful longings-sin itself laughs at our repentance!

Danger is to adventure what garlic is to spaghetti sauce. Without it, you just end up with stewed tomatoes.