And the waitress is practicing politicsAs the businessmen slowly get stonedYes, they're sharing a drink they call lonelinessBut its better than drinkin' alone

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.

It may be escapist, but if I have a choice between watching the news or reading a book which gets me to see the world through different eyes, I will always choose the latter!

...beneath torrents of spring rain, buds come to life - and we do too, beneath torments of tears...

The substitute for knowledge is money.

I hold that such a question can never arise except in a society of cannibals.

Not all cartoon humor is just about having bugged-out eyes and tongues flying out of people's heads.

A maid that laughs is half taken.

I want to get America's private sector growing and I know how to do it.

Barack Obama is clearly a smart guy, talented.

I'm going to do more movies and travel.

I'm old, I'm young, I'm intelligent, I'm stupid. My tide goes in and out.