We didn't start the fire It was always burning Since the world's been turning We didn't start the fire No we didn't light it But we tried to fight it

Dream on, but don't imagine they'll all come true. When will you realize... Vienna waits for you.

Musicians want to be the loud voice for so many quiet hearts.

I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music.

I've come to realize that life is not a musical comedy, it's a Greek tragedy.

I am no longer afraid of becoming lost, because the journey back always reveals something new, and that is ultimately good for the artist.

Only the good die young.

I could walk away from anyone I ever knew, but I can't walk away from you.

Some folks like to get away Take a holiday from the neighborhood. Hop a flight to Miami Beach Or to Hollywood But I'm talking a Greyhound On the Hudson River Line. I'm in a New York state of mind.

In an age of incompetence, I've been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. That's my job.

I did write a letter to the archdiocese who'd banned the song, Only the Good Die Young, asking them to ban my next record.

A great man is always willing to be little.

The bad gains respect through imitation, the good loses it especially in art.

If you give a hacker a new toy, the first thing he'll do is take it apart to figure out how it works.

A picture is not a window...an abstract refers to no reality but its own.

Only think that I am now writing in a room full of Claudes... almost of the summit of my earthly ambitions.

Prayer doesn't bend God's arm but it's guaranteed to bend our hearts toward His will. Worry less. Pray more.

The man fitted for affairs and authority never considers individuals, but things and their consequences.

It's easy to write when you've nothing to write about (That is, when you are young).

One of my favorite activities as a teen-ager was to watch television over the phone with my best friend.