Let's put it this way: the glass is half-empty, but the fact is, I can always get another drink

I've got asthma. When I was 17 I forgot to take my medication and was taken to a hospital for almost two weeks. After that I've taken better care of my illness.

Los Angeles and New York are the big centers of the music industry worldwide so of course it can be hard for newcomers who don't know what to expect from the music business.

I love you is eight letters...then again, so is bullshit.

I have a big heart and a small brain.

Music is my God, and it is the only love that has never left me.

Women are always beautiful.

I've got loads of ideas. I just have no idea what to do with those ideas

Falling in love is the best way to kill your heart because then it's not yours anymore. It's laid in a coffin, waiting to be cremated.

Every girl has something beautiful in her soul. It doesn't matter if she's fat or thin. That has nothing to do with her personality.

I have 4 kids already, I don’t need anymore. I’m a single parent. I’m taking them through Europe and make them play funny instruments.

Be true to your real self you are all you’ve got

As I fingered my way through the songs, I felt my worries slough away. My music has always been the best remedy for my dark moods. As I sang, even my bruises seemed to pain me less.

I have learned through dreams more wisdom, than by reading hundreds of books.

Stem cell research holds enormous promise for easing human suffering, and federal support is critical to its success.

We need a sense of the value of time - that is, of the best way to divide one's time into one's various activities.

If you study carefully, you will see that Buddhism is based on reason. There is an element of flexibility inherent in it, which is not found in any other religion.

Only Experience Teaches You: You can't learn skiing by watching videos. They might help but you still need to find a place with snow, put your skis on, and thrust yourself down the mountain.

When you start at the beginning of your career [that] was really focused on your own needs and obstacles, and ultimately you realize you're not really doing it for yourself.

Organizational health is the single greatest competitive advantage in any business.

The central drama of our age is how the Western nations and the Asian peoples are to find a tolerable basis of co-existence.