Day in, day out. That same old voodoo follows me about.

Fools rush in, where wise men never go, But wise men never fall in love, so how are they to know?

That old black magic has me in its spell, That old black magic that you weave so well; Icy fingers up and down my spine, The same old witchcraft when your eyes meet mine.

It takes more talent to write music, but it takes more courage to write lyrics.

Once upon a time the world was sweeter than we knew. Everything was ours; how happy we were then, but then once upon a time never comes again.

You got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positiveE-lim-i-nate the negativeAnd latch on to the affirmative.Don't mess with mister inbetween.

Skylark Have you anything to say to me? Won't you tell me where my love can be?

You must write for the waste basket.

Things never are as bad as they seem.

The days of wine and roses laugh and run away like a child at playThrough the meadow land toward a closing doorA door marked "nevermore" that wasn't there before

When the sweet talkin's done, a man is a two face, a worrisome thing who'll leave you to sing the blues in the night.

Your darkest fears are the veil between you and your brightest rewards.

Without proper foundations, there can be no fashion.

If I could act like This was my real life, And not some cage where I've been placed, Well then, I could tell you The truth like I used to And not be afraid of sounding fake.

Where do your greatest dangers lie?--In pity.

The natural way of ensuring that the past continues to live in the present and to inform the future is to write it down.

Everything alive must die. Every building built to the sky will fall. Don't try to tell me my everlasting love is a lie.

Cynicism is just an excuse for not helping.

The leader is the servant who removes the obstacles that prevent people from doing their jobs.

The two terrors that discourage creativity and creative living are fear of public opinion and undue reverence for one's own consistency.

The significance of the law of love is precisely that it is not just another law, but a law which transcends all law.