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.

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.

I would like to be an umpire when Sachin is batting, so to get the best possible view of his shots.

Your ordinary acts of love and hope point to the extraordinary promise that every human life is of inestimable value.

My father used to sing to me in my mother's womb. I think I can name about any tune in two beats.

I don't really have studios. I wander around - around people's attics, out in fields, in cellars, anyplace I find that invites me.

It is a very strange thing, to be in love. It changes you.

One reason that a lot of people see me as cheerful and optimistic is that my expectations are really rather low.

I write to find out what I am thinking. I write to find out who I am. I write to understand things.

The maxims of men reveal their characters.

The only sensible ends of literature are, first, the pleasurable toil of writing; second, the gratification of one's family and friends; and lastly, the solid cash.

My capacity for invention is flash hot stark, I thought. Sucker sunshade. Disembodied radar-reconnaissance. Not to mention Bitter Chocolate Death and Killer Zebras. Pity about the rest of me.