You're not the only one who's made mistakes, but they're the only things that you can truly call your own.

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.

Getting rich takes focus, courage, knowledge, expertise, 100% of your effort, a never give-up attitude and a deep desire & commitment.

I'm a little worried... Brave New World seems a bit more real everyday. . .

Exercise your faith and you exorcise your fears.

I don't have time to sit up and write songs all day. Maybe one day when my kids get older.

Financiers live in a world of illusion. They count on something which they call the capital of the country, which has no existence.

We are apt to believe in Providence so long as we have our own way; but if things go awry, then we think, if there is a God, he is in heaven, and not on earth.

Time is 'to make'. it is not 'to have'.

My puns are not trivial. They are quadrivial

Alas! how difficult it is not to betray one's guilt by one's looks.

The photograph is completely abstracted from life, yet it looks like life. That is what has always excited me about photography.