Our present state of self-confidence and poise is the result of what we have "experienced" rather than what we have learned intellectually.

You will act like the sort of person you conceive yourself to be.

They had kissed so often in lust, in passion, but never like this.This felt like a renewal, a pledge… A beginning.

I'm a fighter. I believe in the eye-for-an-eye business. I'm no cheek turner. I got no respect for a man who won't hit back. You kill my dog, you better hide your cat.

I'm continuing to work hard, not without periods of discouragement, but my strength comes back again.

In America, we're in a divided country.

Music is actually where I see heaven.

I was brought up Catholic and, of course, I strayed and repudiated it. That's a painful thing to go through, because you have to look back and realize that you wasted a gigantic chunk of your life.

I am a road man for the lords of karma.

There are some Republicans who say that any time you raise new revenue, you have to have a tax cut to match it. I am not one of those Republicans.

I wanted to come through with my own voice and, hopefully, have it affect people. I want people to know that I'm not an Elvis impersonator.