Take to the study of the law. Possession is nine points of it, which thou hast of me. Self-possession is the tenth.

But you have to give your whole life to a cello. When I realized that, I went back to the guitar and just turned the volume up a bit louder.

...because I rant not, neither rave of what I feel, can you be so shallow as to dream that I feel nothing?

The only way you can get good, unless you're a genius, is to copy. That's the best thing. Just steal.

I've always played every amp I've ever had full up, because rock and roll is supposed to be played loud. Also, that's how you get your sustain.

Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and I wanted to be a hard rock band - we wanted to play rock and roll only.

When you're around someone good, your own standards are raised.

I have never met one person who likes Grand Funk.

Playing a Fender is an art itself. They're always going out of tune.

When something is not good, it's bad. Period

Pete Townshend used to crash chords and let the guitar feed back. He's overrated.

Education is for freedom - freedom from mental slavery.

Since Ireland’s independence declaration was a century older, I could not be sure if his self-evident truths meant as much as they would in America.

Maybe it would feel nice. Maybe it wouldn't feel like a betrayal. Besides, who was I betraying, anyway? Just myself.

Our condition is most noble being so beloved of the Most High God that He was willing to die for our sake- which He would not have done if man had not been a most noble creature and of great worth.

People who concentrate on giving good service always get more personal satisfaction as well as better business. How can we get better service? One way is by trying to see ourselves as others do.

Marriage is not simply a romantic union between two people it's also a political and economic contract of the highest order.

The bulls are my best friends." I translated to Brett. "You kill your friends?" she asked. "Always," he said in English, and laughed. "So they don't kill me.

Greater love hath no man than to attend the Episcopal Church with his wife.

The scriptures of Christians, Mussalmans and Hindus are all replete with the teaching of ahimsa.

The new leader is one who commits people to action, who converts followers into leaders, and who may convert leaders into agents of change.