The first piece of music that captured my imagination was probably Ray Charles Live At Newport.

Smell the sea and feel the sky.

The fog of illusion, the fog of confusion is hanging all over the world.

Have I told you lately that I love you, have I told you lately there's no one above you. Fill my heart with gladness, take away all my sadness, ease my troubles, that's what you do.

These are the days of the endless summer, these are the days, the time is now. There is no past, there's only future, there's only here, there's only now.

Hark, now hear the sailors cry, smell the sea, and feel the sky let your soul & spirit fly, into the mystic.

You gotta fight every day to keep mediocrity at bay.

Music is spiritual. The music business is not.

Let your soul and spirit fly.

Meet them halfway with love, peace, and persuasion, and expect them to rise for the occasion.

I think Paul McGuinness and U2 created the Irish music industry. It certainly wasn't there before that.

Darkness is subject to light, and can never manifest itself in the presence of light.

It takes courage to speak up for your beliefs.

High performance leaders create an inspiring future by connecting with a classic and honorable past.

Magnus's eyes gleamed. "He seems to like you. I saw him going for your hand out there like a squirrel diving for a peanut.

Affliction is the school in which great virtues are acquired, in which great characters are formed.

God, why do I give interviews to 'the Guardian'? They always try to dissect you, and I don't really think about stuff in the way that you're asking me these questions.

If life were fair, Dan Quayle would be making a living asking 'Do you want fries with that?'

From the dog's point of view, his master is an elongated and abnormally cunning dog.

From an Islamic point of view, women are as responsible as men to help people finding their way to God (S.W.T), and to guide society in the right path with all the power they have.

If a general shows confidence in his men but always insists on his orders being obeyed, the gain will be mutual.