I have seen without perceiving I have been another man Let me pierce the realm of glamour So I know just what I am.

Smell the sea and feel the sky.

The fog of illusion, the fog of confusion is hanging all over the world.

Have I told you lately that I love you, have I told you lately there's no one above you. Fill my heart with gladness, take away all my sadness, ease my troubles, that's what you do.

These are the days of the endless summer, these are the days, the time is now. There is no past, there's only future, there's only here, there's only now.

Hark, now hear the sailors cry, smell the sea, and feel the sky let your soul & spirit fly, into the mystic.

You gotta fight every day to keep mediocrity at bay.

Music is spiritual. The music business is not.

Let your soul and spirit fly.

Meet them halfway with love, peace, and persuasion, and expect them to rise for the occasion.

I think Paul McGuinness and U2 created the Irish music industry. It certainly wasn't there before that.

Keep a man on a rope that's short enough to trip him without choking him.

They possess the self- effacing virtues of people who are inclined to be useful but don’t need to prove anything to the world:

Children become frustrated and resentful when they view their parents as not being interested “in how they feel and in their point of view.

The butler entered the room a solemn procession of one.

That's something I have to work on: to separate what really matters, to conserve energy by not worrying about what other people think.

We, too, need to be patient, especially when it comes to reaching new goals.

In the UK, everything is a bit older and a bit more worn-out, and the people are a bit more tired. You know. I think Americans are a bit looser, a bit more out to have a fun time.

To whom much is given, from him much will be required.

Being obsessed by goals is bad for you. You should set goals, even ambitious goals, regularly. But focus on them only to the extent that they give you direction.

Nothing is impossible to the man that can will. Is that necessary? That shall be. This is the only law of success.