Madonna was so flamboyant in terms of her look, her style, her public pronouncements, her religious taboo-smashing.

When we die, we will turn into songs, and we will hear each other and remember each other.

In my headphones, I led a life of romance and incident and intrigue, none of which had anything to do with the world outside my Walkman.

Tonight, I feel like my whole body is made out of memories. I'm a mix-tape, a cassette that's been rewound so many times you can hear the fingerprints smudged on the tape.

Anyone watching '30 Rock' always knew Tina Fey was playing a fictionalized version of herself, a workaholic comedy writer who also plays one on TV. She's the boss; Liz Lemon just works here.

Our lives were just beginning, our favorite moment was right now, our favorite songs were unwritten.

But bringing people together is what music has always done best.

Love dies in many different ways, and it's natural for the grass to seem greener on the other side. But it's not a competition; there's plenty of pain to go around.

You can hear the Celtic heartbeat all over Europe and America, from Bing Crosby to Jack White, from the Smiths to My Bloody Valentine, from House of Pain to Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch.

There are all kinds of mix tapes. there is always a reason to make one.

Thanks to the greatest invention of recent years, the MP3-playing alarm clock, I can now choose the song that wakes me up in the morning.

There will be another sky, my love, just you wait

Indignation is a submission of our thoughts, but not of our desires.

Mystics always hope that science will some day overtake them.

I don't blame younger generations for their lack of awareness. Americans in general are not interested in history.

All animals, including humans, have a right to lives of dignity and respect, without forced intrusions.

Unkind people imagine themselves to be inflicting pain on someone equally unkind.

children had no place in love affairs. Children ought to be born to widows and old maids.

Sports keep you feeling cheerful, feeling spirited, it's a kind of a thriving feeling.

Our life is but a grain of sand in the indifferent ocean of infinity.

I don't know why the players make such a big fuss about sitting in the first class section of the plane. Does that mean they'll get there faster?