I buried Joel on our 48th anniversary. I had been with her since I was 16.

I don't know much, but I know I love you... that may be all there is to know.

I was raised Catholic, but my father's people were Methodist, so we went to both churches.

Until I went to rehab, I didn't understand what it did.

Every morning I wake up and thank God.

It's a 360-degree sound experience. Like you're in the middle of the band. A lot of people have the technology to play the format, so why not put it out there. It sounds great.

I really like listening to music in my car.

I was very surprised when I heard that I had been chosen to receive the James Cardinal Gibbons Award.

The extras are a nice bonus feature, but the main incentive is the musical experience.

So now I have a collection of poetry by Aaron Neville and I give it to people I want to share it with. I'd like to publish it someday.

I owe it all to Jesus.

If you work hard and you do your best, you can do anything.

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

An extraordinary amount of arrogance is present in any claim of having been the first in inventing something.

Be careful with your words, once they are said, they can only be forgiven, not forgotten.

Our place is somewhere between being and nonbeing - between two fictions.

The smoke of glory is not worth the smoke of a pipe.

For me, making films is like being on vacation, it's a nice walk. But theatre is like mountaineering. You never know whether you're going to fall off or make it to the top.

Every sad thing, every loss or hurt really a challenge to love that much more, really just another of beauty's many strongholds.

A multi-polar world can not exist without recognising the status and participation of developing countries.

Education is extremely important, especially in my business, the music business.