You know, when you're an actor, you want to go to Hollywood. When you're a musician, you want to go to Nashville.

Stand on the stage in front of 15 people or 15,000. Have them look up to you and tell you how wonderful you are, and if you don't think that's a great feeling, okay, then you're unlike me.

A man can never have too many pairs of sunglasses or too many guitars.

Be your own teacher. Let life write your textbook.

Dare to fail. If you never fail, you're never taken risks and that's no way to take on this life.

Rock and roll is a contact sport. I enjoy playing the tunes that really get the people going.

I just want to thank everyone for their support. Sometimes friends need the help of their friends to get by.

You know, no matter what I am or what I do for a living, I'm still, you know, the husband and the dad and the protector of the house, and I have to be conscientious about that.

We've been around for almost three decades now - there's about three generations of Bon Jovi fans.

There's nothing like a love for our children. I love being a papa, and that's the truth.

Don't look over your shoulder and don't use or abuse others to get ahead. Keep your eyes focused on your goals and keep working for what you believe in and what you want to accomplish.

If you read stories, you find the strength, faith and hope to survive everyday life.

Imagination is manifest of thoughts by divine force.

Your life should reflect your heart.

I just take the train from platform nine and three-quarters, " - Harry Potter

Life is a compromise of what your ego wants to do what experience tells you to do and what your nerves let you do.

If you're going to do something that lasts 90 minutes, you can't really do it with stick figures.

One tends to overlook the fact that all during the 30's and actually during the late 40's I was a highly successful writer and a great many properties accumulated during that period of time.

I have the privilege of working on the issues that I choose and the issues that I feel most passionate about. It's been a privilege.

Seagulls . . . slim yachts of the element.

I promise to love you forever - every single day of forever.