I'm a maverick. I've always been a maverick.

I feel kind of like the black sheep in Congress, but here I am.

People underestimate me, but I've always been a stretch runner.

If anybody ever dares to compare Bob Dole to Clinton, then they're comparing a criminal to an honest man.

Don't cling to fame. You're just borrowing it. It's like money. You're going to die, and somebody else is going to get it.

People have said to me, 'You can't write songs. You can't play an instrument.' But I've got 10 gold records.

We all love the environment, but we have placed creatures above people. A rat is a rat.

With all due respect to lawyers, it's wonderful that you have this intricate knowledge. You break down words to the nth degree. And sometimes I find it rather disgusting. And it goes on and on.

We must get rid of the IRS. It's a bureaucracy fraught with totalitarianism.

Put your ego aside and play as a team.

Cher wanted to be an entertainer more than I've seen anybody want to be an entertainer in my life.

We are made wholeBy books, as by great spaces and the stars

You must give permission for people to alter your thoughts. No matter how hard they knock, they can’t get into your brain unless you open the door.

The unconditional love for you child, it's truly amazing.

You regard it as impossible that a sinner should be struck down by the wrath of God! I do not!

If you love something, give it away...

Don't use your bedroom for work, unless you're a prostitute.

It doesn't matter what medium I perform, I just love to perform in general, if it's good work.

I'm usually one of these guys analyzing what does happen and putting it in focus and context.

If a man's public record be a clear one, if he has kept his pledges before the world, I do not inquire what his private life may have been.

Im a huge advocate of pitching. You have to have good pitching as the solid core, the foundation. It keeps you in every game.