If we were in India now, there would be servants standing in the corners of this room and I wouldn't notice them. That is what my society is like, that is what the divide is like.

It's amazing. The moment you show cash, everyone knows your language.

A man's past keeps growing, even when his future has come to a full stop.

I was looking for the key for years But the door was always open

The moment you recognize what is beautiful in this world, you stop being a slave

You can't expect a man in a dung heap to smell sweet.

Columbia University, where I went to study in 1993, insisted its undergraduates learn a foreign language, so I discovered French.

We are made mysteries to ourselves by the Rooster Coop we are locked in.

See, the poor dream all their lives of getting enough to eat and looking like the rich. And what do the rich dream of?? Losing weight and looking like the poor.

You ask 'Are you a man or a demon?' Neither, I say. I have woken up, and the rest of you are sleeping, and that is the only difference between us.

Neither you nor I speak English, but there are some things that can be said only in English.

Quality is all about taking care of the details.

Let the cats rule the world

All the folks I play with come from jazz backgrounds or at least appreciate spontaneity within the parameters of a pop song.

I love the music, but being on the road ain't a piece of cake, but it is real rewarding. You've got to - all those people can't come to my house, so I've got to go out on the road and play for them.

William Hartnell was one of the great unsung character actors of his time

I'm not worried any more about changing people's view of me.

Winning a lottery may prove to be bad luck.

Just smile for me and let the day begin.

My, I get so depressed after a poor meal; that's why I can never stay in England for more than a week.

Rich people collect land. Poor people collect bills.