When we started off, we wanted the girls, the cocaine, the fur coats. It wasn't like it was an act; it was almost like working-class people winning the pools. We went bananas.

I'm a happy-go-lucky character. I'm not that miserable. But I can never let anyone into my world.

We're not arrogant, we just believe we're the best band in the world.

We need each other, We believe in one another, And I know we're gonna uncover, What's sleepin' in our soul...

I'm embarrassed when I see Brits abroad; they have their tops off, wear flip flops, and shout at the top of their voices.

If everyone in the music business were brutally honest about what their intentions were then you could sort things out, but it's all smoke and mirrors.

You gotta say what you say, Don't let anybody get in your way...

In business, you can have one massive success that earns $50 million overnight, and that's it. You're successful. End of story. But in the music business, you have to keep on doing it.

You can't be a mod and a rocker. You have to choose sides.

Those who don't say what they mean will live and die by their own sword.

You've just got to trust your instincts and realize that you can't please all the people all the time. You've got to please yourself ultimately in the end.

Do not give a damn what "they" have to say (and you will know who they are) for you are either very right or very wrong, but at least you are very something.

Everyone is beautiful but (unfortunately), we will usually stick to the person that reflects our confidence of beauty.

Death is universal. The rituals associated with it, however, vary substantially—and are greatly influenced by their religious and cultural context.

Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist - it reduces him to his fighting weight.

The wise and good are outnumbered a thousand to one by the brutal and stupid.

History is the lies of the victors.

If there is anything that I think I might use later, I underline it.

What can be shown, cannot be said.

You never advance without losing something en passant... you lose it because you're paying so much attention to the new thing.

When you get to the big leagues, you need to take potential and turn it into performance. You want to be the guy who got the most out of his ability, not the guy who never fulfilled his potential.