I made up my mind several years ago that I had worked very hard to get to where I am in life and that I was only going to do things that are fun and exciting.

The important things are children, honesty, integrity and faith.

Youve got to live life to write a book about it.

A popular song is one that makes us all think we can sing.

I never tried to sing like anybody else, fortunately I didn't sound like anybody else. It just happened.

I guess I've never really been aggressive, although almost everybody else in show business fights and gouges and knees to get where they want to be.

I'll keep going until I get to the point where I can't get out on stage.

I still think I'm not as good as anybody else.

We teach about how to drive in school, but not how to manage finances.

I'm allergic to stupidity.

Modern politics is civil war carried on by other means.

TAKE, v.t. To acquire, frequently by force but preferably by stealth.

If I don't eat right when I wake up, I die.

Don't you find it odd that people will put more work into choosing their mechanic or house contractor than they will into choosing the person who grows their food?

You were the best thing in my life … I did love you. I do. As much as I’ve ever loved anyone, as much as I can. It feels like a lot – it takes up my whole heart.

Im not a perfect Muslim; I think none of us are perfect human beings. I do the five pillars of Islam, you know, I pray five times a day.

i want to stay with you." it was easier to say in the darkness, knowing as i spoke my voice would betray me, my hopeless addiction to him.

Every person you meet - and everything you do in life - is an opportunity to learn something.

Denounce me for advocating freedom if you can, and I will bear your curse with a better resignation.