There's been so much bad blood between the Kurds and the Turks.

Theres two kinds of music: black soul music, and the white imitation thereof.

It is a great life, this life of music.

The first time I heard Clyde McPhatter singing with the Dominoes at the Apollo I just fell off my chair

Whenever a songwriter writes a big hit, then the next 20 songs they write - no matter how bad they are - get recorded.

I did a little bit to raise the dignity and recognition of the greatness of African-American music.

My first wife was a theater person.

The songwriters whom we think of being the greatest songwriters usually write one hit and six or seven flops.

The all-time greatest Atlantic group - The Drifters

I used to drink a bottle of vodka a day, every day, for about 40 years and it never occurred to me it'd kill me. If I'd have continued it might have killed me. My doctor said I should stick to wine.

My father believed very strongly in Ataturk. Ataturk was a very powerful man and a man of great vision.

I guess all the time I spend on social media has made me believe that love exists above the surface, that it’s supposed to be light all of the time.

Life is like a diamond. More you trim it, more it becomes beautiful...

if [God] doesn't exist, man is the chief of the earth, of the universe. Magnificent! Only how is he going to be good without God?

Your cat just got cat hair on me.” “It’s only fair,” Min said. “Your suit just got expensive suit lint on him.

Dream big, talk big, and turn your faith loose!

Nobody is as good as he thinks he is.

Our marriage is strictly in name only. It has never been consummated.

Heaven is a prepared place for a prepared people.

It's not a question of doing the best thing for the environment - the best thing for the environment is for people to stop using vast amounts of energy.

I believe reality is a marvelous joke staged for my edification and amusement and everybody is working very hard to make me happy.