It's a prizefight. Get off the stool, take your beating, go back to your corner, rest, and take a beating again. Believe in your own talent. Marry well.

Everything has been homogenized. Over time, with television and jet travel, everybody has blended together. Some of our wonderful charm has been lost.

Don't dumb it down. The audience is smart and gets what you are doing.

When you come to Venice, you do special work.

All I ever wanted is you, Miss Zarish, ” he said while pulling her closer to himself.

Other people's interruptions of your work are relatively insignificant compared with the countless times you interrupt yourself.

I hear these melodies. I hear horn lines and string lines. That's what's fun about recording with an orchestra.

I'm introverted by nature, and I need to have some things of my own.

The wise have mastered body, word, and mind. They are the true masters.

Republican attacks are without basis, but when the Democrats attack me they're usually right.

I admit that for me love goes deeper than the struggle, or maybe what I mean is, love is the deeper struggle.

Countries should think of Haiti not as a place where to do charity but a place where to invest and do business. And doing business in Haiti means poverty reduction.

Violent nationalism, otherwise known as imperialism, is a curse.

Conversion engages the mind as well as the emotions.