Judge me by my deeds, though they are few, rather than my words, though they are many.
They say love conquers all You can't start it like a car You can't stop it with a gun.
We buy books because we believe we're buying the time to read them.
All I can say is what I've always said: If you break your leg, stop thinking about dancing and start decorating the cast.
There's nothing romantic, nothing grand, nothing heroic, nothing brave, nothing like that about drinking. It's a real coward's death.
To me, the message of my songs, of all songs, is "enjoy life. " My message as a person who evidently doens't have much more planned is the same. It's the only message I ever thought art had any business having.
You had to go to a different part of town from where I was to get Muddy Waters singles. I had him on singles.
Art is contemplation of the world in a state of grace and imaginatively reflecting that subjective understanding.
Every man should have a college education in order to show him how little the thing is really worth.
Nelson Mandela once said "I can't help it if the ladies take note of me; I'm not going to protest. "
Human society is based on want. Life is based on want. Wild-eyed visionaries may dream of a world without need. Cloud-cuckoo-land. It can't be done.