I believe that all important matters have to be settled here, not in the clouds somewhere after we kick off.

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.

Manifesting your dreams into reality becomes easier when your passionate commitment engages your laser focus on success

Addiction does not cause partner abuse, and recovery from addiction does not “cure” partner abuse.

It may be observed, that very polished languages, and such as are praised for their superior clearness and perspicuity, are generally deficient in strength.

We need to take excellent care of our customers, and do so at a profit.

The only thing I can see in Jasper Dale's face is helpless and utter confusion.

Wars and temper tantrums are the makeshifts of ignorance; regrets are illuminations come too late.

When you say you're 40, you can't call yourself an ingenue any more.

Oh my God, I grew up in the kitchen. Absolutely. The kitchen, for me, is home.

Seriously, however, I learn a lot about my physical life in the aging and changing of my body.

My self-confidence didn't come from my appearance, it came from other things that I did. But certainly not my appearance.