You take romance - I'll take Jell-O.

Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong.

Blue skies Smiling at me Nothing but blue skies Do I see

It isn't where you came from, its where you're going that counts.

Music is the universal language ... it brings people closer together.

Everybody wants to know about my style and how it came about. It's no big secret. It's the way I feel.

The only thing better than singing is more singing.

What everyone wants more than anything else is to be loved.

I don't want to say the wrong thing, which I always do. I think I do better when I sing.

Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do.

I'm very shy, and I shy away from people. But the moment I hit the stage, it's a different feeling I get nerve from somewhere; maybe it's because it's something I love to do.

I can’t control who follows me, but I can control who I follow.[Social Media]

Animals shouldn’t be hunted and nature shouldn’t be disturbed, even destroyed, to benefit the whims of mankind

A noble heart is a window to find an open mind.

One kills a man, one is an assassin; one kills millions, one is a conqueror; one kills everybody, one is a god.

If kids clearly see the promise, they will gladly pay the price.

The study of books is a drowsy and feeble exercise which does not warm you up.

I grew up with lots of animals and I related more to them than I did to people. I feel a lot of empathy for them.

There are real issues going on in just about any movie that's got fun elements to it.

Really great things, when discussed by little men, can usually make such men grow big.

Even the sad roots songs have a lot of good stories to them, and the murder ballads are good too. I mean, who doesn't like to watch a nice gory murder film on TV?