The worth of my music will never be guessed or its value to mankind felt until the approach to it is consciously undertaken as a pilgrimage to sorrows.

I do not eat meat, I do not smoke, and I do not drink, and therefore, I do not feel the cold.

Try not to have a good time...this is supposed to be educational.

I am thankful for all of those who said NO to me. It’s because of them I’m doing it myself.

Being sexy is inside of you. It's a confidence thing and learning how to embrace your flaws because everybody has their issues and things that they don't like about themselves.

Trenches, hospitals, the common grave--there are no other possibilities.

Big voice, big heart - Mary Ellen Wessels is a pleasure to hear.

Time is the sea in which men grow, are born, or die.

When I got to be about 16,17 I got into a beauty pageant and I was allowed to start playing around with makeup.

The immature mind hops from one thing to another; the mature mind seeks to follow through.

I used to wonder how a man of birth and spirit could endure to be wholly insignificant and obscure in a foreign country, when he might live with lustre in his own.

I love to wear boots - and shoes, I don't like at all.