I'm going to wait til the midnight hour, that's when my love begins to shine.

Soul ain't nothing but a feeling.

I used to always have a pretty high, little clear voice, but as I got older, I got a little cornbread in it.

First you harmonize, then you customize.

Put your hands on your hip, let your back bone slip. Do the Watusi, like my little Lucy.

I'd start to sing, and the record would start skipping. You'd be skipping along with it. Those were the days, my friend. We'd look so stupid, but the kids loved it.

Berry Gordy believed in owning the artist for life and controlling everything: the money, the station wagons, everything.

I am simply of the opinion that you cannot be taught to write. You have to spend a lifetime in love with words.

Following your intuition will always lead you to the best experience for your growth right now.

"Nags" nag because they feel they aren't being heard.

If you already know what recursion is, just remember the answer. Otherwise, find someone who is standing closer to Douglas Hofstadter than you are; then ask him or her what recursion is.

[He stared into the camera] like some sort of an animal gazing from across the back of its sty. (On Winston Churchill)

Conciseness in art is essential and a refinement. The concise man makes one think; the verbose bores. Always work towards conciseness.

All the old history was written for the amusement of the ruling classes. The lower classes couldn't read, and their rulers didn't care about remembering what happened to them.

How clever you are, to know something of which you are ignorant.

Of all wines, Champagne is the one that is the anytime drink, the panacea for all ills, the best bottle for any occasion and absolutely the only solution when there is something to celebrate.

Modest wisdom plucks me from over-credulous haste.