Women say hello and then put their hands down my trousers. I thought it was my hand they were supposed to shake.

If your lifeguard duties were as good as your singing, a lot of people would be drowning.

The end of the animal trade would leave more time to trap or beat to death pop star wannabes.

My advice would be if you want to pursue a career in the music business, don't.

Work hard, be patient, and be a sponge while learning your business. Learn how to take criticism. Follow your gut instincts and don't compromise.

I'd say the most dangerous thing I've ever done is probably bungee jumping in Thailand...

I think you have to judge everything based on your personal taste. And if that means being critical, so be it. I hate political correctness. I absolutely loathe it.

That was extraordinary. Unfortunately, extraordinarily bad.

I want people to understand that from the minute Lady Gaga arrived, she created a new set of rules: being different is good; embrace it.

Not everybody is perfect, and I don't think we should be looking for perfect people.

The best way to kill someone is from the inside, by crushing their hopes and dreams.

Stop listening to the TV tell you about America the beautiful . . . get up and be America the beautiful.

It is our thoughts, actions and reactions that manifest our future.

Vengeance is primitive

I believe that life is a journey towards God, and that no one has the right to insist that you go a certain road.

When I started to play with my fingernails, it was not just for volume. The most important thing was giving the guitar different colors in its voices.

Never underestimate the power of a simple tool.

The fear of God is freedom, joy, and peace; And makes all ills that vex us here to cease.

Probably 95 percent of the things that are written never get on the screen.

Nature is an experimenter.

Emily Dickinson has great sound and sense.