It's not just a revue where one song is done, then another. There are concepts and ideas at work.

Loneliness remembers what happiness forgets

In writing I search for believability, simplicity, and emotional impact.

I'm never gonna stop the rain by complainin'.

The talent is always there and art is cyclical. I’m optimistic.

One thing a lyricist must learn is not to fall in love with his own lines. Once you learn that, you can walk away from the lyric and look at it with a reasonable degree of objectivity.

Above all, I try to create an emotion to which others can respond.

The love of a girl can make a man stay on when he should go,Just tryin' to build a peaceful life where love is free to grow.

Mother told me always to follow the golden rule.And she said it's really a sin to be mean and cruel.So remember if you're untrueAngels up in heaven are looking at you.

You will be my thunder. I'll be your lightning. Even the heavens will rage with jealousy.

Charity looks at the need not at the cause.

I play harder when my family is watching.

You aren't thinking or really existing unless you're willing to risk even your own sanity in the judgement of your existence.

Everyone has a different bump card and when it's up, it's up.

If a man has a right to be proud of anything, it is of a good action done as it ought to be, without any base interest lurking at the bottom of it.

Im the ranking Republican on the foreign aid appropriations subcommittee, so I know Tunisia well.

Education is very admirable but let us not forget that anything worth knowing cannot be taught.

Your hair tends to get used to the product you use. Every month or so I change it out.

Failure doesn't mean you are a failure... it just means you haven't succeeded yet. Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.