I grew up thinking art was pictures until I got into music and found I was an artist and didn't paint.

It's amazing how much you can learn if your intentions are truly earnest.

Don't let the same dog bite you twice.

It used to be called boogie-woogie, it used to be called blues, used to be called rhythm and blues...It's called rock now.

It's gotta be rock and roll music, if you wanna dance with me.

Of the five most important things in life, health is first, education or knowledge is second, and wealth is third. I forget the other two.

Roll over Beethoven, tell Tchaikovsky the news.

Everything I wrote about wasn't about me, but about the people listening.

Rock is my child and my grandfather.

Music is an important part of our culture and record stores play a vital part in keeping the power of music alive

He could play the guitar just like ringing a bell.

If the devil succeeds in separating you and isolating you from other Christians, then he can destroy you

Hate and love be closer cousin than like and dislike.

If you're doing it right... you should feel while you're doing it that you're revealing a little too much of yourself.

True peace is not found in external circumstances, but within ones own heart.

Slowly but surely, we are decreasing unemployment and we are restoring confidence to the future of the Greek economy.

If they asked me, I would have to say no. I made up my mind to play for the United States some day and I'm sticking to it. (on playing for Ghana)

I don't have to give [Donald Trump] a chance.

That was so completely unfair that I told Tantalus to go chase a donut, which didn't help his mood.

I'm just some commoner trying to work in acting.

A winner rebukes and forgives; a loser is too timid to rebuke and too petty to forgive.