By the time this concert ends this evening, 30,000 Africans will have died because of extreme poverty. By this time tomorrow evening, another 30,000. This does not make sense.

I think happiness is overrated. Satisfied, at peace-those would be more realistic goals.

You must lose everything in order to gain anything.

In Missouri, where I come from, we don't talk about what we do - we just do it. If we talk about it, it's seen as bragging.

I embrace the messiness of life. I find it so beautiful actually.

I would love to work in a Bollywood film as there is so much drama and colour in the films there.

Man, when I'm riding with the helmet on, I'm invisible. And people just deal with me as the guy on the bike... it gives you a chance to read 'em.

I'm probably 20 percent atheist and 80 percent agnostic. I don't think anyone really knows. You'll either find out or not when you get there, until then there's no point thinking about it.

The things you own end up owning you.

Do you know how you tell real love? It's when someone else's interest trumps your own.

Personally I like ageing. With age comes wisdom and I have said it before and I say it again, I will take wisdom over youth any day.

A celebrity's body is an advertiser's canvas.

History is the sextant of states which, tossed by wind and current, would be lost in confusion if they could not fix their position.

Beating the tea party gang is more important than who does the beating.

A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.

I consider myself more of an international artist than I do a one-territory artist, which I think is a blessing.

What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes? But the man who orders his life according to their teachings cannot go far wrong.

Bonaparte knew but one merit, and rewarded in one and the same way the good soldier, the good astronomer, the good poet, the good player.

There's nothing in the world so sad as talking to a man who never knew his life was his for making.

I'm a very nice guy, but don't mistake my kindness for weakness.

If peace . . . only had the music and pageantry of war, there'd be no wars.