I have awards right now that I do not remember walking on stage to get.

If you want people to know what your message is, just sing it.

You gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away, know when to run.

Youth is a frame of mind. If you get out there and enjoy it, you can have it at any time of your life.

I had holes in my jeans well before it was fashionable.

Friendships come and go, but families are forever.

I do ballads that say what every man wants to say and that every woman wants to hear, or I do songs about social issues.

There has to be chemistry in a duet, but if you go beyond the point of friendship and attraction, you lose something.

Growing older is not upsetting; being perceived as old is.

It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek.

Here's what I've learned about raising boys... if you keep 'em busy, they're fine. You let 'em get bored, they'll dismantle your house board by board.

Bad timekeeping will suck the life out of your bank account.

Life only gives opportunities, not offers

Learn to write by writing

Trying to convince myself I've found one. Making the mistake I never learned from.

If the Jewish state becomes a fact, and this is realized by the Arab peoples, they will drive the Jews who live in their midst into the sea.

The only thing that ever really bothers me is that a lot of people think I'm that girl who hates your boyfriend. I'm really not that girl. Some of my friends' boyfriends are my best friends.

I’ve got a magic charm That I keep up my sleeve, I can walk the ocean floor And never have to breathe.

History is the invention of historians.

When facing symphonic orchestras which have played some works five thousands times, you have nothing to do.

Your brand is your culture.