Power thrills, consistency kills.

If the wolf had ever come to our back door, he'd have had to bring a picnic lunch.

Just get out your magic pencil and erase the cloudy skies, and just draw a picture of me saying, I apologize.

Long before I was a star, I was a fan.

Sometimes the best songs almost write themselves

Time is one of my most valuable assets.

In Nashville, as in every other city, there's no substitute for hard work.

I've always liked the minds of criminals, they seem similar to artists.

I'm fortunate to be famous for two rather imposing characters like Magneto and Gandalf.

Weeded and worn the ancient thatch Upon the lonely moated grange.

I speak in a loud, clear voice and try not to bump into the furniture.

I just want to write good songs that people love, which is a tough thing to do.

It is impossible to think of a man of any actual force and originality, universally recognized as having those qualities, who spent his whole life appraising and describing the work of other men.

Do no dishonor to the earth lest you dishonor the spirit of man.

We must have the real thing before we can have a science of a thing.

God grant me to SERENITY to accept what I cannot change the TENACITY to change what I may and the GOOD LUCK not to f*** up too often

We have to fight the terrorists as if there were no rules and preserve our open society as if there were no terrorists.