We certainly strive for trying to make a quality record throughout, and I think that's true of all of our records.

In the tradition of the classic songwriter rooms like The Bluebird in Nashville, Strange Brew is a gift to the music community in Austin, for artists and audiences alike

People say, 'How's the record doing?' In the old days you'd say, 'We're at 600,000, it's doing great.' You don't say those things anymore. Those numbers are gone.

If you can't play it on an acoustic guitar or a grand piano then it's not a song.

Well, it's not far down to paradise, at least it's not for me And if the wind is right you can sail away and find tranquility.

I think MTV put a huge dent in the songwriting craft.

All the words of wisdom sound the same.

You just want to hone your craft, whatever it may be.

Don't surrender to the dying light; don't take it lying down.

The hurt of a love that is lost has no cure but the love of another heart.

Love is the light that can shine so bright.

Every human character appears only once in the history of human beings. And so does every event of love.

You have two lives the second one begins when you realize you only have one

I've never been to the Soviet Union and the main reason for that is I was warned several times by people from the KGB who had defected to the West that it would be very unsafe for me to go there

The act of consciousness is central; otherwise we are overrun by the complexes.

I'll have to have a palace, of course. I may not be a princess, but I am a movie queen, and every queen should have a palace.

We need more prophets in our pulpits and less puppets

The good part about being famous is being able to help people. The hard part is every day you have to be in a good mood, because that is what people expect. You learn to get good at it.

Who does Bill Clinton think got off the boat and stepped on Plymouth Rock? Peace Corps volunteers?

Acting can truly take a toll on your nerves. I mean we have to be larger than life. Worse, I've seen actors acting off the sets too.

Nobody can misunderstand a child as much as his own parents.