"Better never begin; once begun, better finish."

“The window of X Factor opportunity opens up in the closing seconds of a race-you might be sprinting at the time or just hanging one, trying to get across the finish line. With a supreme act of will, you can prolong your effort, essentially fighting off the inevitable lactic acid shutdown. You'll have little time for contemplating the options: either wholeheartedly go for it, or back off. You must train your X Factor to unequivocally respond the way you want-go for it. Once the window is closed, it's closed forever.”

“I've been called over the top. How silly. If you don't go over the top, you can't see what's on the other side.”

Source : "The Bat Out of Hell: What Songwriter Combines Hannibal Lecter and Peter Pan?". Interview with Jonathan Karp, www.jimsteinman.com. January 26, 1997.

“The walls of the closet are guarded by the dogs of terror, and the inside of the closet is a house of mirrors.”

Source : Judy Grahn (1990). “Another Mother Tongue: Gay Words, Gay Worlds”

“Launching Collins in the U.S. fulfills the original vision of the 1989 union of Harper & Row and William Collins. Publishing has clarified the many benefits of working as a global company. I believe that a true 21st century publisher is a global publisher. Harper Collins is well on its way.”

“I don't like talking. It's how I'm built. Some people gab all day and some play it smogo. I don't mind talking or smiling, it's just I don't do it very much. I haven't got a smiling face or a talking mouth.”

“You can get more with a simple prayer and a Thompson sub-machinegun than you can with a simple prayer alone.”

“Mickey Mouse was supposed to be called Mortimer, but Walt Disney’s wife found it creepy”

“Fantasy hats give you the possibility to dream.”