I don't believe that the public knows what it wants; this is the conclusion that I have drawn from my career.

You'll never find a rainbow if you're looking down

Nothing is permanent in this wicked world, not even our troubles.

Life could be wonderful if people would leave you alone.

Life is a beautiful, magnificent thing, even to a jellyfish.

My pain may be the reason for somebody's laugh. But my laugh must never be the reason for somebody's pain.

To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it!

We think too much and feel too little.

More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness.

Life laughs at you when you are unhappy; Life smiles at you when you are happy; But life salutes you when you make other happy.

Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles.

The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles.

I have this fascination with being on the road, all things music, and the '70s. My favorite movie is 'Almost Famous.'

If you go out with a girl and they say she has a great personality, she's ugly. If they tell you a guy works hard, he can't play a lick. Same thing.

Genius is but fine observation strengthened by fixity of purpose.

There is not room for Death, Nor atom that his might could render void: Thou - Thou art Being and Breath, And what Thou art may never be destroyed.

The contour should come last, only a very experienced eye can place it rightly.

At the center of the religious life is a peculiar kind of joy, the prospect of a happy ending that blossoms from necessarily painful ordeals, the promise of human difficulties embraced and overcome.

There is no outward sign of true courtesy that does not rest on a deep moral foundation.

Since our complex societies are highly susceptible to interferences and accidents, they certainly offer ideal opportunities for a prompt disruption of normal activities.

Sing a song, read a poem, paint a picture, hear the music... Rise up and touch the stars