Music is the voice of all sorrow, all joy. It needs no translation.

Thank all the people in the world who are always 10% kinder than they need to be.

A bear teaches us that if the heart is true, it doesn't matter much if an ear drops off.

Those proud of keeping an orderly desk never know the thrill of finding something that they thought irretrievably lost.

The average dog has one request to all humankind. Love me.

Books can be dangerous. The best ones should be labeled ‘This could change your life’.

There is just one thing I can promise you about the outer-space program - your tax-dollar will go further.

I didn't think I was a famous singer. I didn't think I was a star or that I could make the waters part - just that singing was what I was going to do.

It was a mistake of mine to tell the lads that this lot don't score too many goals - and statistically they don't - but then they go and score seven.

True power and true happiness are when you use your success to make others around you feel even more significant.

Everyone only hears what he understands.

I performed it all the way through for people. People would say, "We love you, we want to sign you," and then there'd always be one person who'd say, "He's just a producer."

Nothing is out of our realm, because it has nothing to do with color. As black people, we're not different from anyone else, other than the exterior.

As you emphasize your life, you must localize and define it... you cannot do everything.

We'll go into orbit. We'll go to the Moon. This business has no limits.

The fact that my female characters have strong personalities but are also physically attractive probably reflects the women I've known in my life.