It comes down to that ... business tactic: the guy that yells loudest is right.

I'm proud to be involved with Simon Cowell and 'X Factor.

A lot of people refer to power as shooting a loaded gun. When you have to shoot the gun, you've lost the power. Other people's knowledge of your gun should be enough.

You can't be an entrepreneur and work in a public company anymore.

Radio stinks. The stations are making a lot of money, but they just aren't taking chances.

I don't want to not be important.

Life at a public company ain't for me. The board pays you what you're worth, then you get reamed for your compensation.

I can't think of any more powerful moment than when you stand on a stage.

Recorded music is more a marketing tool than a revenue source.

The release of 'Chinese Democracy' marks a historic moment in rock n' roll.

History shows fans want consolidation; you see it across the web every place. The big players are people like Google, Amazon, eBay, Facebook.

I'm the hero of this story, I don't need to be saved

You arrogant little snot (John Hammond)

I would like to tell the young men and women before me not to lose hope and courage. Success can only come to you by courageous devotion to the task lying in front of you.

If you act enthusiastic, you'll be enthusiastic!

On TV people look at your hair and then they look at your skin, and then they look at your clothes, and by the time they're listening to what you're saying, you're off the screen.

I write slowly by hand. Publishing is effectively bankrupt for you unless you are Danielle Steele. It takes a year to write book and advances are going down or disappearing.

She fell into the moody, miserable state of mind which often comes when strong wills have to yield to the inevitable.

I like to be unhinged; I like to be unpredictable. I like to make people worry that worse things can happen whenever I go out to a restaurant or act in a movie.

It is not with respect to our convenience or discomfort, but with respect to their own nature that the creatures are glorifying to their Artificer.

Cooling bodies gravitate and heat as they gravitate-heating bodies radiate, and cool as they radiate.