I have selective hearing.

Rock stars come and go. Musicians play until they die.

To hell with the rules. If it sounds right, then it is.

If I can help a kid discover a liking, or even a passion for music in their life, then that’s a wonderful thing.

My son, Wolfgang, plays drums, guitars and bass.

It's always about the music, never about anything else.

Music kept me off the streets and out of trouble and gave me something that was mine that no one could take away from me.

You know, most people, they want to go to Hollywood. They want to be a star. They want to be a rock star. That thought never entered any of our minds, the Van Halen family.

When Van Halen started out, there was no path to fame. We just played what we liked. Even today it always comes down to the simplicity of rock and roll.

Imagine if Beethoven had a tape recorder. Then you'd know exactly what he meant. Maybe he meant 'Da da da da' instead of 'Boom boom boom boom!' Who knows?

Sometimes I just want to lick David Lee Roth in the nuts

A true joy in life should be knowing that you have touched the heart of another human being

Knowledge is half the battle. The application of knowledge is the other half.

Living a life of service to others is the most powerful sermon of all, don't you think?

Our goal has been to more effectively promote the value of publicly-supported research at our universities, both to the Congress and to the general public.

Philosophy is the thoughts of men about human thinking, reasoning and imagining, and the real values in human existence.

Two things strike me dumb: the infinite starry heavens, and the sense of right and wrong in man.

The Gita is not only my Bible and my Koran, it is more than that, it is my mother.

I don't know how things stand in the thinking of the Italian parliament. The Pope doesn't get mixed up in Italian politics.

For the next decades, Europe will not be a model that is attractive to Russia.

To make the mind obey you is a spiritual discipline.