We did some massive flirting in front of the nation, but there was never anything more than that.

If you want people to know what your message is, just sing it.

You gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away, know when to run.

Youth is a frame of mind. If you get out there and enjoy it, you can have it at any time of your life.

I had holes in my jeans well before it was fashionable.

Friendships come and go, but families are forever.

I do ballads that say what every man wants to say and that every woman wants to hear, or I do songs about social issues.

There has to be chemistry in a duet, but if you go beyond the point of friendship and attraction, you lose something.

Growing older is not upsetting; being perceived as old is.

It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek.

Here's what I've learned about raising boys... if you keep 'em busy, they're fine. You let 'em get bored, they'll dismantle your house board by board.

And this is the only immortality you and i may share, my Lolita.

America's indispensable working class existed as property beyond the realm of politics, leaving white Americans free to trumpet their love of freedom and democratic values.

You don’t need to understand. You need only to obey and then reap the blessings of that obedience.

Cruel words erode the self-esteem like the ocean eats away the shore.

We've got a lot of love here, and for me that's what family is all about.

Acting keeps me young! I love that the fans like this kind of action and as long as they want me I'll continue to do it.

Why do we think the people on stage are the only ones having fun?

The Soviet experience was much worse than experts in the West had thought. That discovery had a tremendous impact both on the intellectual community and on the public at large.

In a world of extreme beauty, anyone normal is ugly.

Music is a great natural high and a great natural escape.