People think they know you. They know the things about you that you have forgotten.

I must be careful not to get trapped in the past. That's why I tend to forget my songs.

People get very thoughtful when they are in cars. I no longer care for cars. I don't collect them.

Patriotism is an instant reaction that fades away when the war starts.

I never really studied business in school. I kind of wish I had, but how boring is that?

I got nasty habits; I take tea at three.

The new fashion is to talk about the most private parts of your life; other fashion is to repent of your excesses and to criticize the drugs that made you happy in the other times.

I can't get no satisfaction.

Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.

I'd rather be dead than singing "Satisfaction" when I'm forty-five.

I don't really count myself as a very sophisticated businessperson. I'm a creative artist. All I know from business I've picked up along the way.

People have this obsession. They want you to be like you were in 1969. They want you to, because otherwise their youth goes with you. It's very selfish, but it's understandable.

Anarchy is the only slight glimmer of hope.

I am not a librarian of my own work. It's a good thing not to be too involved with what you have done.

Thank you for leaving us alone but giving us enough attention to boost our egos.

I haven't had the time to plan returning to the scene because I haven't left it.

The Spice Girl Victoria Beckham has just published the story of her life. I confess that it is not in my reading table.

My secrets must be poetic to be believable.

I have never wanted to give up performing on stage, but one day the tours will be over.

It's all right letting yourself go, as long as you can get yourself back.

People love talking about when they were young and heard Honky Tonk Women for the first time. It's quite a heavy load to carry on your shoulders, the memories of so many people.

A good thing never ends.

You wake up in the morning and you look at your old spoon, and you say to yourself, 'Mick, it's time to get yourself a new spoon.' And you do.

Lose your dreams and you might lose your mind.

The past is a great place and I don't want to erase it or to regret it, but I don't want to be its prisoner either.

The elusive nature of love... it can be such a fleeting thing. You see it there and it's just fluttering and it's gone.

I came into music just because I wanted the bread. It's true. I looked around and this seemed like the only way I was going to get the kind of bread I wanted.

A lot of times songs are very much of a moment, that you just encapsulate. They come to you, you write them, you feel good that day, or bad that day.

People think they know you. They know the things about you that you have forgotten.

As long as my face is on page one, I don't care what they say about me on page seventeen.

I am conservative with a small 'c.' It's possible to be conservative in fiscal policy, and tolerant on moral issues or questions of freedom of expression.

I believe we should encourage children to sing and play instruments from an early age.

I'd rather be dead than singing 'Satisfaction' when I'm forty-five.

Anyone taking heroin is thinking about taking heroin more than theyre thinking about anything else. Thats the general rule about most drugs.

You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need.

Lose your dreams and you might lose your mind

There's no absolutes in life, only vodka.

There is no executive order; there is no law that can require the American people to form a national community. This we must do as individuals and if we do it as individuals, there is no President of the United States who can veto that decision.

Young people discovering their sexuality must know they walk with a strong tradition and that they are not alone. They have a right to information without being pressured.

Many are needed to plant and water what has been planted now that the faith has spread so far and there are so many people... No matter who plants or waters, God gives no harvest unless what is planted is the faith of Peter and unless he agrees to his teachings.

DJs and people in the street know what they like.

People who keep stiff upper lips find that it's damn hard to smile.

Some people are directors and I think they should stay behind the camera.

We dominated Survivor - there is no way we would not dominate that, too. I can see it already, us making deals with people. That's the best part, and with the Race, it would be even more fun because I've got a lot of tricks up my sleeve.

I'm getting a wider circle of fans now. More women, more middle class people.

We must support initiatives that provide clear, concrete measures and milestones that our troops need for defeating the insurgency, building up Iraqi security forces, and handing over Iraq to the Iraqi people.

Yeah, that's what kind of, we get the idea a little bit yeah, because other people from different countries also try as hard as they can to get a medal or a gold medal in the Olympic Games. And you know, if they can work hard, we can work hard as well.

Well concerning the world records that I did, I think it helps a lot to me, yeah. I think it's a very individual thing because I heard some people say, like, oh I don't like it at all. But I definitely, for me it really made a big difference.

My goal is, of course, for this show to do well, and I would love it if people liked it.