We lusty bibliophiles know that reading, unlike just about anything else, is both good for you and loads of fun.

It had things that it could do and which I thought were worthwhile: one would be South Africa, of course. And, as I said, I assumed a leadership role within the Commonwealth on that.

There are three trips you take to India: the one you think you're going to have - that you plan for; the one you actually have; and the one you live through once you go back home.

I try to keep my artistic opinions not so much "to myself" but "on myself."

My brother was always in bands and on the road when I was a kid and he was my inspiration. He never made it with a big band, in fact he never made a record. Here he is fifty-something years old.

Let us also reflect on the honorable service of our men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces currently serving our country overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan, and around the world.

Your love for me is founded in a sentiment. My love for you is founded in the body. A precarious interchange.

All of us will ultimately be judged on the effort we have contributed to building a new world order.

If you've got a good vibrato, you can get away with a lot.

Be strong, my young friends; that is my advice to you.

Don't diddle the dose. Once you have done your homework, go for it.