I don't make culture. I sell it.

Humor is always based on a modicum of truth. Have you ever heard a joke about a father-in-law?

Music is the soundtrack of your life.

If you want to stay young-looking, pick your parents very carefully.

If you fall down, get up and walk again. If you can't walk, crawl. If that idea fails, have another one It doesn't happen by accident. It takes a lot of hard work.

I don't set trends. I just find out what they are and exploit them.

Success is finding something you love to do, getting paid to do it and finding someone to share it with.

Age ain't got nothing to do with how old you are.

Last year I had a stroke. It left me in bad shape. I had to teach myself how to walk and talk all over again. It was a long hard fight. My speech is not perfect but I'm getting there.

The music of your youth stays with you throughout your life.

The problem is when you try to impose today's standards on people living back then. It's the politically correct thing to do, but it was a different era, a different country then.

All negative emotion originates from FEAR and all positive emotion originates from LOVE.

I know for works for me - those wonderful sad love songs.

Ctors are always trying to cry and people are actually trying not to cry.

Call on a business man only at business times, and on business; transact your business, and go about your business, in order to give him time to finish his business.

We must pray without tiring, for the salvation of mankind does not depend upon material success . . . but on Jesus alone.

There's no better satisfaction than writing. I feel that writing is the best and everything else comes with it

We do not live in a centred space any more, but have to create our own centres.

If it's important to you and you want to do it 'eventually', just do it and correct course along the way.

He pulls me over the railing and against his chest, gathering me into his arms, easing an arm under my knees. I press my face into his shoulder, and there is a sudden, hollow silence.

Shall I make it clear, boys, for all to apprehend, Those that will not hear, boys, waiting for the end, Knowing it is near, boys, trying to pretend, Sitting in cold fear, boys, waiting for the end?