I used to jog but the ice cubes kept falling out of my glass.

Money can't buy you happiness, but it can buy you a yacht big enough to pull up right alongside it.

When you get something like MTV, it's like regular television. You get it, and at first it's novel and brand new and then you watch every channel, every show. And then you become a little more selective and more selective, until ultimately... you wind up with a radio.

Music is like girlfriends to me; I'm continually astonished by the choices other people make.

The problem with self-improvement is knowing when to quit.

It doesn't get better, it doesn't get worse, but it sure gets different!

A lot of rock bands are truly a legend in their own minds.

You stick your head above the crowd and attract attention and sometimes somebody will throw a rock at you. That's the territory. You buy the land, you get the Indians.

People ask me how far I've come. And I tell them twelve feet: from the audience to the stage.

I used to have a drug problem, now I make enough money.

Rap is poetry to music, like beatniks without beards and bongos.

The light you see at the end of the tunnel is the front of an oncoming train.

I used to jog but the ice cubes kept falling out of my glass.

The world's a stage, and I want the brightest spot.

He who knows how will always work for he who knows why.

I always admired Ray Kroc, the man who invented McDonald's. Ray had a vision of the most commonplace thing - a hamburger and fries to go - but to him it was just the greatest thing ever, and he was going to make it the greatest thing ever for everybody else, and he did.

I don't get all the women that I want... I get all the women that want me.

I take my personal upkeep real seriously; my sense of organization and attention to detail; my memory; my business - I love the business.

I'm not conceited. Conceit is a fault and I have no faults.

It doesn't matter the kind of music, it doesn't matter whether it's a cowboy hat or a yarmulke. I don't care if it's outer space or pop, the spirit is the same.

It's always irritated me that people say, 'Where's the action? Oh wow, there's no action here; let's go somewhere else.' These people will never find the action.

Maybe I'm like acts of Congress or your favorite Chinese restaurant - you don't really want to know what's going on behind the door. I'm a real study in contrast, I expect, looking from without. But it adds up to what you get on stage.

My ambition is to further create a signature sound, a signature spirit, that makes some kind of contribution to music in general.

Radio as we know it is pretty much changing completely.

The only thing I'm allergic to is criticism.

Ya know, I always admired Ray Kroc, the man who invented McDonald's. Ray had a vision of the most commonplace thing - a hamburger and fries to go - but to him it was just the greatest thing ever, and he was going to make it the greatest thing ever for everybody else, and he did.

You want a hero in the music world? James Brown. He brought a feeling to music without really using words. He's just famous for his sound.

Weve all got our self destructive bad habits the trick is to find four or five you personally like the best and just do those all the time.

The Breakfast of Champions isnt cereal its the competition

I used to have a drug problem now I make enough money.

Music is like girlfriends to me Im continually astonished by the choices other people make.

Audience participation should extend from on-stage to backstage to under the stage.

Pablo wanted to be loved and accepted. He wanted to destroy the elite he despised so much, but he also wanted to be the president of Colombia.

We're all mature, until someone pulls out some bubble wrap.

The paintings by Van Gough and Chagall had a big influence on me.

Every major question in history is a religious question. It has more effect in molding life than nationalism or a common language.

We're building a great company, and we're very excited about the future of the company.

Every great journey begins with one step and it begins with moving forward turning on the engine and shifting into the right gear at the right time. Remember going through pain is temporary and it will subside but quitting on the other hand lasts forever.

Well, you can't improvise story, which is a fact. If you could, the budget would be insane.

I get verbal diarrhea in the writers' room. I just tell everyone a million anecdotes and stories and craziness, and we all double up on the floor laughing.

Difficulty comes not only because of your mistakes but once you try to make an excuse or accuse someone else your mind stops thinking.

Fortune may raise up or abuse the ordinary mortal but the sage and the soldier should have minds beyond her control.

The knowledge that we have about what it is to be human that we have as a child is something we necessarily must lose.

I don't pretend to be a great interviewer; I don't even pretend to be good at my job.

I know that New York City remains the highest density urban area in the country and by far dedicates more of its own funds to fighting terrorism than any other municipality.

Whenever, at a party, I have been in the mood to study fools, I have always looked for a great beauty: they always gather round her like flies around a fruit stall.

I am like a folk painter. Paint and move ahead.

However, I must say that I am very happy to see that we have such a positive result for our first referendum in our history and that gives me more confidence in Taiwan's democracy.

Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.