Let me whisper it. Let me sigh it. Let me sing it, my dear or I will cry it.

I have learned that all you give is all you get, so give it all you got.

It has always been Oscar Peterson. He is my Rachmaninoff.

There's a place in Paris where I'd like to work one day. It's called the Slow Club.

Where you read a book and when and with whom can make a big difference.

Surely some revelation is at hand.

When I was a kid, I was told rock n' roll wasn't music. It wasn't art. Queen was my proof, my evidence, that these people were wrong - and they meant everything to me.

Motivation comes from effort.

And as things fell apart, nobody paid much attention

If I had it to do over, I'd vote for Obama without hesitation. I'm very thankful that McCain and Palin aren't in office.

A standing army is like a standing member. It's an excellent assurance of domestic tranquility, but a dangerous temptation to foreign adventure.

People feel like they grew up with me.

The past should not be a place where we live, but something from which we learn.

You know I don’t listen to market gossip,” she began, “but it is hard not to hear it when my daughter’s name is mentioned.