I don't care what consequence it brings, I have been a fool for lesser things.

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.

Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.

All children think unkindly of their parents at some time or another

Of all possible subjects, travel is the most difficult for an artist, as it is the easiest for a journalist.

I want to bring things up to room temperature, especially poultry, before I cook it because I want it to cook faster so that there's less moisture loss.

When problems confront successful leaders, they get excited about the opportunity.

My memoir is about my time in film and the decision to leave Hollywood, grow up, and stop pretending.

When a man has made peace within himself, he will be able to make peace in the whole world.

The best defense against these people is to educate parents and children of the dangers that come along with the Internet and by limiting access to certain sites during the school day.

One of the pleasantest things about book writing is that sometimes it brings one in touch with old friends.

It sometimes occurs that memory has a personality of its own and volunteers or refuses its information at its will, not at mine.