I don't think anyone sets out to malign poor people but certainly that's what we do through organizations such as the World Trade Organization, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

When I hit 11 so did the careers of Dylan and the Stones. A year later it was the Who and the Kinks.

When Michael Jackson sings it is with the voice of angels, and when his feet move, you can see God dancing.

It strikes me as being morally repulsive and intellectually absurd that people die of want in a world of surplus.

Mankind at its most desperate is often at its best

You can't trust politicians. It doesn't matter who makes a political speech. It's all lies - and it applies to any rock star who wants to make a political speech as well.

Physically I'm tired at the end of the day and quite glad to be reading in bed by midnight

And whereas women had to fight to find their way into the workforce, men are now fighting to reclaim their place in the family structure.

There is not a single extant study that supports all the arguments against men being with their children. It's absolute bollocks

Feed the world. Let them know it's Christmas time again.

It's really very simple, Governor. When people are hungry they die. So spare me your politics and tell me what you need and how you're going to get it to these people.

Looking backwardsHas never been my endeavorLost passions… bruised emotionsNever distressed me.

God will help you make the choices that guide you into His path for each stage and age of your life.

You know what they call the fellow who finishes last in his medical school graduating class? They call him 'Doctor.'

I'm still on the edge. It's just that I don't want to hurt the team by going over that edge. I've learned not to be as maniacal as I used to be.

Creativity makes life more fun and more interesting.

A woman mixed of such fine elements That were all virtue and religion dead She'd make them newly, being what she was.

Lynching is color line murder.

God teaches me about reality, so when he tells me to do something, I do, because I'm led to.

Modern dance isn't anything except one thing in my mind: the freedom of women in America.